Interfax canceled the report on the death of the President of Uzbekistan

The Interfax agency canceled the report that the government of Uzbekistan officially confirmed the information about the death of the country's president Islam Karimov. The agency said in a statement that this information hit the news feed as a result of a technical failure.

• The press service of the President of Uzbekistan on August 28 reported that he was hospitalized. The daughter of Islam Karimov soon said that her father was in intensive care with a brain hemorrhage. The Fergana news agency reported that Karimov died on August 29. Later, information about the death of the President of Uzbekistan was disseminated by the Reuters agency, which referred to diplomatic sources.
• Gazeta.uz reported that Uzbek TV channels canceled entertainment programs and removed advertising from the air. The airport in Samarkand, Karimov's hometown, will be closed on September 3, according to the BBC. Ferghana and Radio Liberty claim that preparations are underway in Samarkand for the funeral of the country's president.
• Officially, the government of Uzbekistan did not announce the death of Karimov.