Clashes between Tajik security forces and 'terrorists' killed nine people and wounded two dozen in a restive region bordering Afghanistan and China, the interior ministry said.
Organised criminal groups armed with weapons attacked Tajik security forces in Gorno-Badakhshan.
Clashes between Tajik security forces and"terrorists" killed nine people and wounded two dozen in a restive region bordering Afghanistan and China, the interior ministry said. Tajik authorities claimed in an earlier statement that the militants had received arms and support from international"terrorist organisations" and foreign mercenaries, accusing them of seeking to undermine the country's constitutional order.
The announcement of the"anti-terror operation" came after the interior ministry said that on Tuesday the region saw clashes in the main city, Khorog, with supporters of Mamadbokir Mamadbokirov, an influential figure in Gorno-Badakhshan, described by authorities as the"leader of an organised criminal group."
The US embassy in Dushanbe said in March it was concerned about internet blockage in Gorno-Badakhshan"which impacts the ability of residents to access information, run businesses, and exercise freedom of expression."
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