The death toll of citizens of Uzbekistan from counterfeit alcohol in Türkiye reached 23, including 2 women. Some Uzbekistanis are still receiving treatment, while others have been discharged from hospitals.
President of Uzbekistan sent condolences to president of Türkiye following the loss of lives in a fire at a ski resort in Bolu province. According to latest data, 66 people died and 51 others were injured. No Uzbekistani citizens are among the victims or injured.
Spouses and their son died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Bostanlyk district of Tashkent region. Just two days earlier, another family — a man and his three children — died from the same cause in Karshi.
Four members of one family — a man and his three children — died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Karshi, Kashkadarya region.
Four people died as a result of explosion at a gas filling station in Ferghana on Monday. About 10 are under doctors' supervision. The police announced the detention of five suspects.
Part of Uzbekistani men who were denied entry to the UAE after arriving in Abu Dhabi returned to Uzbekistan. In interviews with Gazeta.uz, they shared their experiences at the Abu Dhabi airport. They plan to file a complaint with the UAE embassy.
Gazeta.uz spoke to Wizz Air representative in Tashkent about the situation at Abu Dhabi airport, where dozens of Uzbekistani men were denied entry into the country. He noted the airline provides return tickets for such passengers.
Dozens of citizens of Uzbekistan arriving in Abu Dhabi were detained, had their passports taken and faced questioning. They told Gazeta.uz they received no explanation and were left without food for hours. Many had to buy return tickets at their own expense.
74 natural gas incidents were registered in households in Uzbekistan in January-November, resulting in 82 deaths, 75 of which were due to carbon monoxide poisoning. 80 more people were injured. The gas supply company urged customers to use gas and carbon monoxide detectors.
Nine individuals, including a former prosecutor’s office employee, are suspected of kidnapping and raping a schoolgirl in Samarkand region. Eight of them have been detained, Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan said.
Deputy hokim of Chirchik, a town in Tashkent region, was detained while receiving $1 million in exchange for a promise to help secure a victory in a land auction. He is said to have asked a total of $2 million.
Two unidentified men shot several times at a Range Rover near Tashkent, with Komil Allamjonov, former official at the Presidents Administration, in the car. He and the driver were not injured. A search for the suspects is underway.
Three people, including two Russian citizens — journalist Inessa Papernaya and her friend — along with a citizen of Uzbekistan, were discovered dead in two rooms in a hotel in Tashkent. The initial diagnosis points to poisoning of unknown origin.
Olympic boxing champion Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev posted a video on Instagram where he accelerates to 110 km/h driving a Tahoe marked “President's present” in central Tashkent. He police said nobody is above law and fined him. The public condemned his actions.
Several streets and residential areas were covered with water because of a water pipe burst in Tashkent’s northern Yunusabad district early Wednesday. Gazeta.uz correspondents captured the flooded district.
A police officer has been detained in connection with the death of a 43-year-old man at Bekabad police station. Brother of the deceased informed Gazeta.uz that eight officers were involved in the incident that led to the death.
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