Kyrgyz citizens and Uzbek border guards fight in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border conflict

AKIPRESS.COM - The State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan said the conflict between citizens of Kyrgyzstan and border guards of Uzbekistan occurred on Kyrgyz-Uzbek border on January 6. The sheep belonging to citizens of Kyrgyzstan crossed into Uzbekistan. Citizens of Kyrgyzstan searching the sheep entered the undefined border area.
Having encountered border guards of Uzbekistan, citizens of Kyrgyzstan had verbal exchange with Uzbek border guards. According to preliminary information, the verbal exchange evolved into the fight between Uzbek border guards and citizens of Kyrgyzstan. Uzbek border guards fired preventive shots into the air.
No casualties are reported. Representatives of border services of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are holding talks.