A video circulating online shows several foreign nationals behaving aggressively, shouting, and attacking a police officer. At the end of the footage, the officer fires a shot into the air.
According to a police source, the incident occurred on August 31 at the parking lot of Irkeshtam checkpoint on the Kyrgyz-Chinese border. It was reported that Chinese citizens transporting cargo to Kyrgyzstan reacted aggressively to remarks made by a security officer of the Interior Ministry and attacked him, forcing the officer to fire a warning shot.
The incident has been registered in the information log of the Internal Affairs Department of Osh region. An investigation is underway.
