Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Uzbekistan releases Kyrgyz captives following border dispute, 9 September 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/58189d607.html [accessed 7 June 2023]
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September 09, 2016
Four Kyrgyz men were released by Uzbek authorities on September 8 after being held captive for more than two weeks. The men had been snatched by Uzbek border guards from a disputed mountain top where the Kyrgyz government operates a radio transmitter. (RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)
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