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Car crashes into cyclists in Tajikistan killing 2 Americans

Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Getty)
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The Associated Press
July 30, 2018 - 4:55 am
 

MOSCOW — U.S. and Tajik officials say that two American cyclists have been killed in a car crash in the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation.

Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry said an unidentified driver rammed a car into a group of foreign cyclists about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Sunday.

Two Americans died, the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan said on Facebook. Another foreign tourist also died on the spot, according to the Interior Ministry. The statement did not say where the third victim was from.

Three other cyclists in the group sustained light injuries and sought medical help. Police said it was unclear whether it was an accident or a deliberate attack.

The U.S. Embassy did not disclose further details due to privacy concerns.

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