Monday, June 6, 2016

KAZAKHSTAN - Issues Nationwide ‘yellow’ terrorism alert after Islamist attack on military base

Kazakhstan declared a moderate ‘yellow’ terrorist alert a group of gunmen attack a military base. Twelve of the suspected jihadists were reportedly killed in clashes with government troops while six or seven remain at large.
The city of Aktobe, where the militants robbed two gun shops and used the stolen weapons to assault a nearby base of the National Guard on Sunday, remains on the lockdown as security forces continue a counterterrorism operation.
The nationwide alert is to remain in place for at least 40 days, the Kazakh national counterterrorism staff said on Monday. The body asked the people to be especially cautious, and to take note of suspicious items like unattended bags or people acting in a strange manner and report them to the police. The police ramped up patrols throughout the country.
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INC News, 06/06/2016 - source: ©RTNews

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