Russian soldiers guard the airport in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. Forces loyal to the ousted president Rakhmon Nabiyev agreed to leave the parliament building they seized at the weekend.

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Russian soldiers guard the airport in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. Forces loyal to the ousted president Rakhmon Nabiyev agreed to leave the parliament building they seized at the weekend. The rebel leader, Safarali Kenjayev, and 150 supporters in the parliament were withdrawing from the city, as it appeared that their attempt to restore Mr Nabiyev had failed Photograph: Maxim Marmur/AP