Following what received as updating news from RTNews, this is the actual situation in Aktobe:
Three people were killed and 10 others injured by suspected Islamists, who stole weapons from gun shops and attacked a military base, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Earlier, local media reported firefights and mass evacuations in the city of Aktobe.
A shop manager and two soldiers were killed by the assailants, who targeted the city located in north-western Kazakhstan on Sunday, officials said. The people, including nine soldiers were injured in clashes.
“Thanks to the countermeasures one of the attackers was arrested, three killed and another one injured. Several of the perpetrators were blocked while some others managed to escape. A manhunt for them is underway,” ministry spokesman Almas Sadubayev told journalists.
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Local media reports suggested that there were from 20 to 30 gunman engaged in the shootout. Some media said the gunmen took several hostages. The website Tengrinews. kz put the number of casualties higher, citing medical sources as saying that some 20 people with gunshots were taken to the hospital.
INC News, 05/06/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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