Uzbekistan: Singer Otajonov quits presidential race after attack
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Well-known Uzbek singer and politician Jahongir Otajonov says he has quit running in the presidential campaign weeks after he and his colleagues were attacked by unknown individuals for organizing a session of the banned opposition Erk (Freedom) party, RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reported.