The death toll as a result of Tajikistan’s military aggression at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border has increased to 63. Press service of the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.
The ministry clarified that the remains of the last deceased are under examination. There is no exact information on the victim so far. The number of injured is 206 people.
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov voiced the information that 63 people were killed during the armed conflict at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border during a meeting with the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 206 victims, 63 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
