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| 3 police, 1 civilian shot dead in Almaty terrorist attack on police station (GRAPHIC) | |
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| Three police officers and one civilian were killed in a suspected Islamist attack on a police station in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. President Nursultan Nazarbaev has announced that it was a terror act. | |
| At least 10 shots were fired, local media outlet 365info.kz reported, citing witnesses. | At least 10 shots were fired, local media outlet 365info.kz reported, citing witnesses. |
| According to the Kazakhstan’s Health Ministry, eight people were hospitalized in critical condition following the shootout in downtown Almaty. | According to the Kazakhstan’s Health Ministry, eight people were hospitalized in critical condition following the shootout in downtown Almaty. |
| One of the attackers has been detained. | One of the attackers has been detained. |
| A weapon stolen from a police officer was found with the detained malefactor and confiscated. | A weapon stolen from a police officer was found with the detained malefactor and confiscated. |
| Police have also detained a second suspect likely linked to the assault on the police station in Almaty who was standing behind the criminal when he was trying to penetrate the police station. | Police have also detained a second suspect likely linked to the assault on the police station in Almaty who was standing behind the criminal when he was trying to penetrate the police station. |
| “At first there were three or four single shots fired, and then there was a round. The unknown attacker ran away with the machine gun, and the policemen ran after him,” employees at nearby offices told Bestnews.kz media outlet. | “At first there were three or four single shots fired, and then there was a round. The unknown attacker ran away with the machine gun, and the policemen ran after him,” employees at nearby offices told Bestnews.kz media outlet. |
| Other witnesses reported on social networks that “an unknown person wearing black was shooting with a machine gun at police, trying to stop [their] car, and then ran in the eastern direction.” | Other witnesses reported on social networks that “an unknown person wearing black was shooting with a machine gun at police, trying to stop [their] car, and then ran in the eastern direction.” |
| Gunfire had been heard in three districts of Almaty, security sources said, as cited by TASS new agency. | Gunfire had been heard in three districts of Almaty, security sources said, as cited by TASS new agency. |
| At least five shooting victims have been rushed to hospital, and the total number of those injured is being determined, local media reported, citing medics. | At least five shooting victims have been rushed to hospital, and the total number of those injured is being determined, local media reported, citing medics. |
| The areas near police headquarters, as well as near the Department of the National Security Committee have been blocked off by police. The railway station was briefly closed. | The areas near police headquarters, as well as near the Department of the National Security Committee have been blocked off by police. The railway station was briefly closed. |
| A red level anti-terror alert has been announced in the city, meaning the level of danger is critical. It is enacted only when authorities know that a terrorist act has been committed, and that there is still a possibility that more will take place. | A red level anti-terror alert has been announced in the city, meaning the level of danger is critical. It is enacted only when authorities know that a terrorist act has been committed, and that there is still a possibility that more will take place. |
| An anti-terror operation is underway in Almaty, the local interior ministry said, asking residents not to leave their apartments and avoid public places. Locals have also been asked to inform police of any suspicious people, and treat the situation with understanding. | An anti-terror operation is underway in Almaty, the local interior ministry said, asking residents not to leave their apartments and avoid public places. Locals have also been asked to inform police of any suspicious people, and treat the situation with understanding. |
| “The public will be additionally informed about any changes in the situation,” the interior department press service said. | “The public will be additionally informed about any changes in the situation,” the interior department press service said. |
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| Last month, two gun shops were robbed, a bus was hijacked, and a military base in the western Kazakh city of Aktobe came under attack from local Islamists, who killed seven people, and wounded 37, most of whom were servicemen. | Last month, two gun shops were robbed, a bus was hijacked, and a military base in the western Kazakh city of Aktobe came under attack from local Islamists, who killed seven people, and wounded 37, most of whom were servicemen. |
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