Death toll of Kyrgyz citizens killed during border conflict rises to 62

The number of Kyrgyz citizens killed in recent armed clashes on the border with Tajikistan has risen to 62, according to the press service of the Kyrgyz Healthcare Ministry, Report informs referring to TASS.

Earlier it was reported about 59 victims of the conflict.

About 200 more Kyrgyz citizens were wounded and injured during the clashes.

Armed clashes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan began on September 14 in the Kekh area of ​​the Tajik enclave of Vorukh; they continued on separate sections of the common border until September 17. According to the Tajik side, over 40 residents of the republic were killed during the conflict.