Msocow Times: Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Border Guards Exchange Fire
Kyrgyzstan accused Central Asian rival Tajikistan of firing on its troops Thursday in an outbreak of violence that comes after clashes at their contested border left dozens dead last year.
"The main exchanges of fire between border guard units of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan take place in the villages of Tort-Kocho and Chyr-Dobo.
The Tajik side is using mortars and grenade launchers," Kyrgystan's national committee said in a statement.
The statement described the situation at the border as "tense", after an incident earlier in the day saw citizens of Tajikistan block a road between two Kyrgyz cities that passes through Tajikistan.
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Update #1: LIVE UPDATES: Intense Fire Continues on Both Sides of Conflict Zone on Tajik-Kyrgyz Border (Sputnik)
Update #2: Reports: 6 wounded in Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clash (AP)
Update #3: Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan: Troops engaged in sustained gun battle along contested border (Eurasianet)
WNU Editor: There were numerous intense border clashes between both sides last year .... 2021 Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan clashes (Wikipedia).
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