The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports 8 killed and 70 detained

Eight people have died in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), and another 11 have been injured.

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According to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, more than 70 residents of the area have been detained.

According to the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 200 residents of the area “attacked a convoy of vehicles belonging to the special anti-terrorism unit of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan. As a result of the attack, one officer was killed, and 13 servicemen sustained serious injuries.”

The Ministry of Internal Affairs described the residents of the Rushan district as an “organized criminal group” and announced that they currently have the opportunity to voluntarily surrender any weapons and turn themselves in to law enforcement, otherwise “it will be too late tomorrow.”

Currently, the situation in the area is stable, and social infrastructure and public transport have resumed their daily activities, the statement says.

However, sources in the region report that the situation has not stabilized, and residents are in a state of fear and horror.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan denied information that a military helicopter had crashed in the Rushan district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

The press service of the Ministry of Defense did not provide any information. The denial was published by the “Khovar” agency, citing the ministry.

“The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan, in connection with the joint operation of law enforcement agencies in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, denies the information circulated on social media that a Tajik military helicopter allegedly crashed in the Rushan district and officially states that this information has no real basis,” the statement said.

Earlier, it was reported that a military helicopter crashed in the Rushan district this morning. According to eyewitnesses, the helicopter was shot down by a missile fired from Afghan territory.