The group of Kazakhstan’s tourists comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. The teens have been placed in a detention facility for minors. The Uzbek authorities refuse to let the teens go until the parents pay a penalty of $550.
Vladimir Shust had an accident knocking down a resident of Chinese Urumqi. He was detained by the local police, but no charged have been brought against him.
The tourists might have wandered off the trail and accidentally stepped on the Uzbek soil. The group comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. One of the tourists is diabetic.