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Kyrgyzstan: 4 Militants Die in Shootout in the Capital Kyrgyzstan: 4 Militants Die in Shootout in the Capital
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Four militants linked to a terrorist organization have been killed in a shootout in the country’s capital, Bishkek, officials said Thursday. The National Security Committee said in a statement that four of its officers were wounded in the operation. It did not identify the organization that the militants were reportedly affiliated with, but local media suggested that it was the Islamic State group. Concern is high in Kyrgyzstan and other former Soviet Central Asian republics that the group is recruiting fighters in their predominantly Muslim countries. Four militants linked to a terrorist organization have been killed in a shootout in the country’s capital, Bishkek, officials said Thursday. The National Security Committee said in a statement that four of its officers were wounded in the operation. It did not identify the organization that the militants were reportedly affiliated with, but local news media suggested that it was the Islamic State group. Concern is high in Kyrgyzstan and other former Soviet Central Asian republics that the group is recruiting fighters in their predominantly Muslim countries.