3 Kyrgyz border guards injured in Kyrgyz-Tajik border shootout

AKIPRESS.COM - Three border guards of the Kyrgyz State Border Service were wounded in a shootout on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on May 8, the State Border Service said.
The firefight between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards stopped at the moment, the statement said.
Kyrgyz Border Service said the Tajik servicemen unexpectedly opened group fire against Kyrgyz border guards and citizens.
Kyrgyz border representatives in Batken region are holding meetings with border representatives of Tajikistan in Isfara region to stabilize the situation.
The State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan said the conflict ocurred between citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan over use of a land plot in Chek area, Batken region. The land plot remains disputed, but was used by the Kyrgyz side in fact.
Around 30-40 citizens from both sides attacked each other with stones as a result of the conflict. The shot from the shotgun was made during the conflict.
Border guards of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan fired several warning shots into the air to prevent further escalation of the conflict.
The conflict was de-escalated for some time. The outreach work was carried out in the border areas of two countries.