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15 fighters, soldier and policeman killed in Tajikistan clash: gov
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Nov 6, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Fifteen fighters were killed
by Tajik authorities when an armed group attacked a checkpoint on the border
with Uzbekistan early Wednesday, officials said, adding that a soldier and a
policeman died in the clash.
“As a result of an operation conducted by law enforcement forces, 15
members of an armed criminal group were neutralised and four more attackers
detained,” the country’s interior ministry said.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1214 hrs