In comments carried by a pro-government information website, a spokesperson for the Uzbek State Border Protection Committee said the incident took place in the Ferghana region.
The spokesperson said the wounds sustained by the two shepherds are not life threatening. There was no immediate comment from Kyrgyzstan.
(press-uz.info)
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