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From: Abraham Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Aug 29 2000 - 13:49:44 EDT
KYRGYZ TROOPS REPEL NEW INVASION ATTEMPT. After a battle
lasting six or seven hours, Kyrgyz government forces repelled
a group of some 60 gunmen who attempted to cross from Tajik
territory into Kyrgyzstan's southern Batken Oblast near the
Jyluu-Suu border post during the night of 27-28 August,
Reuters and RFE/RL's Bishkek bureau reported, quoting a
presidential press spokesman. One of the invaders was
captured. No casualty figures were made public. LF
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