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Nine security officers killed in special operation in Tajikistan

Tajikistan Materials 24 July 2012 14:48 (UTC +04:00)
At least nine law enforcement officers were killed and over 20 wounded in the Tajik Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region during the special operation of neutralizing the suspects of murdering Tajik special services general Abdullo Nazarov
Nine security officers killed in special operation in Tajikistan

Azerbaijan, Baku, July 24 / Trend E. Kosolapova/

At least nine law enforcement officers were killed and over 20 wounded in the Tajik Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region during the special operation of neutralizing the suspects of murdering Tajik special services general Abdullo Nazarov, RIA Novosti reported referring to a source in law enforcement agencies.

"We have nine killed and 25 wounded, but we are confident that they have more casualties," a source said.

He could not determine the number of killed militants because the battle is underway.

On Tuesday, a special operation started in Tajik city of Khorog to neutralize illegal armed formation, which, according to security services, participated in murdering regional head of National Security Committee Abdullo Nazarov. Fifty-six-year-old Nazarov was killed on Saturday evening, two kilometers far from the city of Khorog in eastern Tajikistan. The general was returning from a business trip when his car was stopped by unknown people. According to the National Security Committee, Nazarov died from stab wounds.

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