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Monday, 10 November 2003
TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTRY RAISES LATEST LAND-MINE INCIDENT WITH UZBEKISTAN
By empty (11/10/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Tajik Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe expressing concern over the latest incident of Tajik citizens being killed and wounded by land mines planted on the Tajik-Uzbek border by the Uzbek military. Two Tajik citizens were killed by Uzbek landmines on 4 November and three others were wounded. In its note, the Tajik ministry pointed out that since Uzbekistan mined the border with Tajikistan\'s Sughd Oblast in 2000, more than 80 Tajik citizens have been killed or injured, and appealed to the Uzbek authorities to take the necessary measures to prevent further incidents.
The Tajik Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the Uzbek Embassy in Dushanbe expressing concern over the latest incident of Tajik citizens being killed and wounded by land mines planted on the Tajik-Uzbek border by the Uzbek military. Two Tajik citizens were killed by Uzbek landmines on 4 November and three others were wounded. In its note, the Tajik ministry pointed out that since Uzbekistan mined the border with Tajikistan\'s Sughd Oblast in 2000, more than 80 Tajik citizens have been killed or injured, and appealed to the Uzbek authorities to take the necessary measures to prevent further incidents. Tajikistan has previously made it clear that it wants the land mines removed. (RFE/RL)