Kremlin Spokesman Says No Confirmation of Uzbek President's Death

The Kremlin does not have any information confirming the death of Uzbek President Islam Karimov, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, some media outlets reported that Karimov, 78, died, just two days after he had been hospitalized following a stroke.

"We do not have any confirmation of this information," Peskov told RIA Novosti.

The reports of Karimov's death were previously dismissed by a source in the Uzbek Presidential Office.