The number of Kyrgyz nationals who died in the recent clash on the border with Tajikistan has increased to 13, the Kyrgyz Health Ministry told TASS Friday, Trend reports.
"Thirteen citizens of the republic died during the conflict on the border with Tajikistan," a spokesperson for the ministry said. According to her, 134 people were injured on the Kyrgyz side.
The ministry also notes that 25 injured people were rushed to Bishkek hospitals, two of them are in critical condition.
01:59 (GMT+4) The number of Kyrgyz citizens who were injured in a skirmish on the border with Tajikistan on Thursday has risen to 96, a regional Health Minister coordinator said on Thursday, Trend reports citing TASS.
Moreover, according to him, 38 people were rushed to medical facilities in Bishkek.
Earlier, the Health Ministry reported that 84 people were injured and three died, including a child born in 2008.
On the evening of April 29, the sides agreed to establish a ceasefire and withdraw their military units to their places of permanent assignment.