Tajik guardsman killed in shootout with escapees

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DUSHANBE -- A Tajik National Guardsman was killed September 7 in a shootout in eastern Tajikistan between security officers and a group of August 23 prison escapees, AsiaPlus.tj reported. Authorities have not identified him.

The death came as security officers try to capture five or six fugitives, who are said to be hiding in the Romit Valley, the town of Vakhdat and the Faizabad District. Police have recaptured two of the 25 escapees.