Bishkek, April 29, 2021 . / Kabar / . A situation in the border area of Batken Oblast, namely in the Kocho-Boyu area of Batken regions 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.
According to preliminary data, there are wounded Kyrgyz citizens. Shooting from the Tajik side continues intermittently.
The situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border is tense.
"It was not possible to reach the leadership of the Tajik border agency by phone," the report says.
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