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| Title | Alleged extremist shot dead in west Kazakhstan |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Publication Date | 30 August 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Alleged extremist shot dead in west Kazakhstan, 30 August 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e6f683823.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
Alleged extremist shot dead in west Kazakhstan
August 30, 2011
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan – Authorities in western Kazakhstan say they have shot dead a suspected religious extremist who was plotting acts of terrorism, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
Officials at the Atyrau Oblast prosecutor's office told RFE/RL that the man was a member of a religious extremist group and was shot dead in the city of Atyrau on August 29. They said he had been planning "acts of terrorism" in the region.
Shootings and explosions were heard after police and security forces cordoned off one district of the city, an RFE/RL correspondent reported.
There have been several such fatal clashes between local police and alleged members of religious extremist groups in Kazakhstan's western regions of Atyrau and Aqtobe in recent months.
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
Topics: Terrorism,
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