Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sept. 7
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Uzbek border guards wounded a Kyrgyz citizen Sept. 4 who illegally crossed the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, the press service of the Committee for State Border Protection of the National Security Service of Uzbekistan said Sept.7.
On Sept. 4, at 15:25 p.m. (GMT + 5 hours), Uzbek border guards noticed the unknown man in the area of the Oktom village of Yangikurgan region, who crossed Kyrgyzstan and entered Uzbekistan violating the state border, according to the committee.
"The violator didn't obey the repeated orders of the boundary squad to stop and tried to escape," said the message. "A warning shot up was fired for his arrest, and after further disobedience - a shot in the direction of the offender."
The offender, a resident of the Mozor village of Alabuka district of Jalalabad district of Kyrgyzstan A. Tojimatov, born in 1991 - was taken to Yangikurgan central district hospital, where he underwent surgery. Now his health condition is fair.
The message said that cell phones with recordings of religious content were found by the offender. A criminal case was initiated regarding this incident by the law enforcement bodies of Uzbekistan.
Edited by CN