At least 29 people were injured in a clash Friday night in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, the country's Health Ministry said Saturday.
"On the night of May 17-18, 29 people turned to ambulance crews for medical help. 15 people were taken to the emergency and the national hospitals, the rest were treated on the spot," a ministry statement said.
The ministry said that one of the victims is a Pakistani citizen who is diagnosed with a fractured jaw and is prepared for surgery.
Tensions have been brewing between local and international students in the capital after a brawl earlier this week. Things turned ugly on Friday night when dozens of people gathered outside student hostels in Bishkek.
Police squads arrived at the scene and detained about 10 people, including three foreigners. A criminal case was also opened.
The Kyrgyz government condemned what it called “attempts to provoke violence and riots on interethnic grounds due to the dissemination of untrue information on social networks, and also refutes false reports by the international press about alleged murders and violence against foreign students.”
Law enforcement agencies are thoroughly investigating all the circumstances of the incident, and all the perpetrators will be identified and brought to justice, said a government statement.
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