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The deputy minister took up the defense
Nine law enforcement officers and 13 supporters of General Abdukhalim Nazarzoda died in clashes in Tajikistan, the press service of the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs reports . An armed attack on the internal affairs department of the city of Wahdat and on the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense occurred on Friday.
The Tajik authorities have guilty of clashes in the deputy Minister of Defense of Nazarzoda removed from the post. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was blocked with his family or eight supporters in the Ramitsky Gorge 150 kilometers from Dushanbe. "The territory of the area is completely surrounded, the operation to detain and neutralize criminals continues," the press service said. The general’s brother voluntarily surrendered to the authorities.
32 supporter of the general was detained. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reports the seizure of more than 500 units of weapons and ammunition, as well as the discovery of several caches with weapons.
At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs refutes previously reports about the death of 33 security forces.
The US Embassy in Dushanbe is closed, BBC reports . “Although the significance of these incidents is unclear, other acts of violence can follow them,” the diplomatic mission said. “The US Embassy is closed, it is recommended that employees hide in houses and not send children to school today. All US citizens are recommended to be careful.”
Last week, the Ministry of Justice of the country has been a ban on the activities of the Islamic Renaissance of Tajikistan, which was the only legal Islamic party in Central Asia.
General Nazarzod was part of the United Tajik opposition, which fought with government forces in the 1990s. He took his post in 1997 after the conclusion of peace agreements.
In November 2013, the current president of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon won the election , receiving votes over 83 percent of voters. He will remain at his post for another seven years. Rahmon has been permanently leading the poorest Central Asian country since 1992, and the president has been holding the presidency since 1994.