Dozens dead as govt forces clash with guerillas in remote Tajikistan

pmaitra · 25-07-12, 08:52 AM

Dozens dead as govt forces clash with guerillas in remote Tajikistan

The clashes took place next to the country’s border with Afghanistan

Over 40 people, including 12 soldiers have been killed in clashes in eastern Tajikistan, the country’s state TV says. Other reports indicate that the number of casualties in the mountainous Pamir region could be higher.

At least 23 security forces have been wounded, the country’s secret service reports. Thirteen wounded soldiers were taken to a Dushanbe hospital. One was pronounced dead.

Security forces say they have killed 30 militants and detained at least 40, and confiscated 100 weapons.
One security official said 20 soldiers had died in the fighting.

Fighting erupted in and around the eastern city of Khorugh, close to the country's border with Afghanistan, local sources say. Some witnesses say shops and markets in the city are closed, and that there is a sense of panic amongst the population of the city. Armored vehicles have reportedly been seen roaming the streets.

The country’s security forces moved in to arrest suspects in the murder of secret services General Abdullo Nazarov. The alleged criminals were linked to former guerrilla leader-turned-border patrol commander Tolib Ayombekov. Ayombekov denied the accusations, saying the general, who headed the local branch of the country’s secret services, had been killed in a drunken brawl, during which he hit his head on a rock.

Source: Dozens dead as govt forces clash with guerillas in remote Tajikistan — RT

Dozens dead as govt forces clash with guerillas in remote Tajikistan

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