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| Title | Uzbek border guards kill Tajik citizen |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan |
| Publication Date | 13 May 2009 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Uzbek border guards kill Tajik citizen, 13 May 2009, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4a1d3e0411.html [accessed 4 June 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Uzbek border guards kill Tajik citizen
May 13, 2009
ZAFAROBOD, Tajikistan – Uzbek border guards have shot and killed a Tajik citizen, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
The incident took place along the Tajik-Uzbek border in Uzbekistan's Khavos district, adjacent to Tajikistan's northern Suhd Province.
Locals told RFE/RL that Alisher Qoiquziev, 34, was riding a motorcycle on his way back from Uzbekistan when Uzbek border guards demanded that he stop.
Qoiquziev refused, saying he had already passed checks.
The border guards opened fire with machine guns and killed him.
Tajik-Uzbek agreements allow locals living in districts near the border to visit each country without a visa for up to five days.
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Border conflict,
Copyright notice: Copyright (c) 2007-2009. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036
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