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| Armed man takes hostages in Kazakh bank | Armed man takes hostages in Kazakh bank |
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| Police have stormed the building, rescuing all seven captives and detaining the assailant in the capital, Astana | Police have stormed the building, rescuing all seven captives and detaining the assailant in the capital, Astana |
| Police in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, have stormed a bank where an armed man took seven people hostage earlier on Sunday. The Interior Ministry reported that all captives have been rescued, with the assailant detained. | Police in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, have stormed a bank where an armed man took seven people hostage earlier on Sunday. The Interior Ministry reported that all captives have been rescued, with the assailant detained. |
| According to the ministry’s Telegram channel, “a successful police operation has been conducted in Kaspi bank. All hostages have been freed.” | |
| The statement added that none of the hostages were injured, and the assailant was also unharmed. | |
| Kazakh Interior Minister Marat Marat Akhmetzhanov spearheaded negotiations with the attacker that preceded the rescue operation, and then coordinated the storming operation, the message noted. |