Bishkek, April 29, 2021. / Kabar /. Residents of the villages on Kyrgyz-Tajik border where the incident occurred with the Tajik side have been evacuated, the press service of the Batken regional administration said.
It is clarified that residents were evacuated to a safe place.
Earlier it was reported that by the decision of the head of the Batken region, a state of emergency was introduced in three villages: Ak-Tatyr, Ak-Sai, Samarkandek. An operational headquarters was established on the spot. In total, 4 citizens of Kyrgyzstan were injured as a result of the incident, one of whom received a gunshot wound to the eye. Three were injured while throwing stones.
The situation in the border area of Batken Oblast, namely in the Kocho-Boyu area of Batken region has deteriorated on April 29 at about 4:40 a.m., the press service of Kyrgyzstan’s State Border Service said.
The reason for the aggravation of the situation was the provocative actions of citizens of Tajikistan who started throwing stones at Kyrgyz citizens and their houses.
Subsequently, the Tajik side started shooting at passing cars of Kyrgyz citizens with hunting rifles.
At the moment, the situation is tense, according to the Border Service.
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