China News Agency, Nur-Sultan, April 29. The National Security Council of Kyrgyzstan announced on the 29th local time that the armed forces of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan exchanged fire in the border area of ​​the two countries.

So far, the two sides have not disclosed the casualties.

　　The report stated that at 14:00 on the 29th, the Tajik border troops and special forces affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs launched an armed attack on Kyrgyzstan, using weapons including mortars and various machine guns.

　　The first vice chairman of the Kyrgyz National Security Council, Sharseyev, has arrived at the scene of the conflict.

Kyrgyz President Zaparov has called a government meeting on the conflict.

　　According to a statement issued by the press department of the Tajikistan Border Guard, Kyrgyz militants first opened fire on the soldiers of the Tajik Border Guard at noon on the 29th.

　　Up to now, the conflict between the two countries continues.

According to a report issued by the press department of the Border Defense Bureau of the National Security Council of Kyrgyzstan on the 29th, earlier that day, residents of the two countries clashed in the border area.

So far, several residents have been injured.

　　According to the report, Tajikistan residents started shooting at passing Kyrgyz vehicles with shotguns and threw stones at nearby Kyrgyz residents and their houses at 4:40 on the same day, causing 4 people in Kyrgyzstan to be injured. One of them was shot in the eye. Seriously, under treatment.

　　In view of the escalation of the situation, Kyrgyzstan has declared a state of emergency in some areas bordering the tower to prevent the situation from getting worse.

　　The cause of the conflict between the two sides was the installation of cameras on telephone poles on the border between the two countries on the 28th by relevant personnel of the Tajik side.

Kyrgyzstan's border defense department opposed this and demanded that the installation be stopped.

Subsequently, the residents of the two countries living in the border area clashed physically.

　　The border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is about 972 kilometers long, of which 375 kilometers are undecided.

This has led to frequent disputes and conflicts between residents of the two countries over infrastructure construction and water resources utilization in border areas.

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