is it spreading? or is all hell breaking loose?

I come into work this morning to hear the news that people are rioting in Andijan (a city about a 1 hour drive from where I live). I was told that the local government offices had been ceased. The city is very close to the Kyrgyz border so my first thought is that maybe the recent events in Kyrgystan are spreading here. Then I start reading the news and it sounds far worse...

According to BBC News, about 100 men armed with automatic weapons shot there way into a prison and freed thousands of convicts. Several guards were killed in the shooting. Additionally, an army garrison was attacked and the soldiers fled into hiding. Ferghana.ru reports that this morning random gun battles are still taking place and that both the city and regional government offices are under the control of a, as yet, unidentified group. It is also mentioned that several buildings are on fire.

The Ferghana Valley has always been one of the most volatile areas in the region, so who knows where this will go. At present, things in Ferghana City are quiet. Word reached Ferghana fast, though, and people are definitely aware of what is taking place.

LATEST:
Just received a phone call that informed me a suicide bomber was shot dead in front of the Israeli Embassy in Tashkent before setting off their bomb.