17 Killed In 'Islamic State Attack' on Tajik Border Post

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17 Killed In 'Islamic State Attack' on Tajik Border Post
By RFE/RL's Tajik Service   November 6, 2019 09:18 AM

DUSHANBE - Militants of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group have attacked a border post in Tajikistan, killing a border guard and one police officer, Tajik authorities say.

The State Committee for National Security said that at 3 a.m. local time, the 20 attackers struck the post on the border with Uzbekistan, located 60 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe in the Rudaki district. The attackers were said to have come from neighboring Afghanistan.

The IS group did not confirm it was behind the overnight assault.

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