One person died in a shootout between border guards of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

The incident occurred at the Kekh border crossing at 04:00 Moscow time.

“Kyrgyz border guards unreasonably opened fire in the direction of Tajikistan.

As a result, a border guard soldier was killed, three people were injured, ”RIA Novosti reported.

Negotiations are currently underway between the parties - the Tajik one is headed by the commander of the border troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan Rajabali Rahmonali, the head of the Sughd region Rajabboy Ahmadzoda is also participating in the negotiations.

Earlier it became known that seven people died and seven were injured when a truck hit the building of the Chechme customs post in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, bordering Tajikistan.