DUSHANBE, July 9, 2013, Asia-Plus -- A group of unidentified persons reportedly attacked the branch of Agroinvestbonk in the Fayzobod district, some 56 kilometers east of Dushanbe and killed security guard.

Mahmadullo Asadulloyev, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior (MoI), says the incident took place on July 8, at 6:05 pm.

“Unidentified persons entered the bank and killed the security guard Rahmonkhouja Sheralizoda,” Asadulloyev said, noting that the security guard was shot to death from his government-issue weapon, AKS (Kalashnikov assault rifle).

The assailants tried to force the safe but failed and escaped, the spokesman added.

The search operation for criminal is under way.  

Agroinvestbonk is the second largest commercial bank in Tajikistan, focused on providing financial services to micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises and to the agricultural sector.  Founded in 1992, Agroinvestbonk, with headquarters in Dushanbe, has main branches in Khorog, Khujand, Kulob and Qurghon Teppa and more than 60 other branches across the republic.