Several wounded in another Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict

AKIPRESS.COM - Another conflict has occurred on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, Turmush reports. According to preliminary reports, on July 22 at around 5.00 pm natives of the Tajik village decided to put up a flagpole in Tort area of the Aksai-Vorukh road. This way the villagers were preparing for arrival of the head of state.
The flagpole was put up in the disputed border area causing discontent among citizens of Kyrgyzstan. Then Tajik citizens moved the flagpole 2 meters away on the territory of Tajikistan.
Then citizens of Kyrgyzstan put up a sign Aksai in Dacha area, but Tajik citizens demolished it. That led to the conflict, when citizens of two countries began hurling stones on each other. Around 40 citizens of Kyrgyzstan and near 50 citizens of Tajikistan were involved.
Eight were brought to Batken region hospital after the conflict, including 3 villagers, police officers and border guards.
The State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan said one of the sides used firearms in the conflict. Preliminarily, 5 were wounded. The Isfara-Vorukh road is closed.