About 22 people injured as result of conflict on Kyrgyz-Tajik border: ministry

Bishkek, April 29, 2021. / Kabar / . Seven people wounded as a result of conflict on Kyrgyz-Tajik border have admitted to Batken Oblast Hospital, condition of two of them is assessed as serious, the press service of the Kyrgyz Emergency Ministry said.

Civilians have been evacuated and about 15 more casualties are expected to arrive from the scene of the shooting.

The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border around the Golovnoi water intake has escalated. At the moment, according to official data, the shooting is taking place between militaries of the two countries.

The conflict began on April 28 because the Tajik side began installing surveillance cameras in the Golovnoi water intake in Batken region.

According to the State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan, the Golovnoi water intake is a strategic facility of Kyrgyzstan.