At least 52 people injured during the assault by the special forces of the house of the Kyrgyz ex-president Almazbek Atambayev in the village of Koy Tash in the Chuy Region, TASS reported referring to Kyrgyz Health Ministry’s press service.

The number of applicants for medical care was 52, 20 of them were hospitalized. Another 11 people undergo treatment at medical institutions of law enforcement agencies, the representative said.

Special forces moved in to arrest former president Almazbek Atambayev on corruption charges at his residence south of the Kyrgyz capital.

Hundreds of his supporters are trying to defend Atambayev’s residential compound in the village of Koi Tash, about 12 miles away from Bishkek.