Iran Press/ Asia: Shots were fired at around 6:50-7:00 a.m. in the area of Bulak-Bashy, Batken Oblast, from the direction of the Keh border checkpoint of the Tajik State Committee for National Security towards the Bulak-Bashyborder checkpoint of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan.
In response, the Kyrgyz side also fired in the direction of the Tajik post.
"Border guards of the two sides immediately took up combat positions.
The border representative of Kyrgyzstan for Batken Oblast and the border representative of Tajikistan's Sughd Region held telephone conversations.
Heads of the border detachments of the sides went to the site of the incident," the report said.
However, at 7:50 a.m. Tajikistan again began an exchange of fire with rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. At 8:10 a.m., the exchange of fire ceased.
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