Two servicemen were killed in counter-terror operation at the airport in Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty, Zakon.kz news portal reported.
Earlier, the city’s commandant's headquarters reported that the law enforcement agencies had launched an anti-terror special operation in Almaty.
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the Security Council’s meeting on Wednesday that terrorist gangs had seized the airport in Almaty and five airliners, including foreign aircraft.
According to the Almaty airport’s press service, a special operation was carried out in the building and the airport was liberated.
During the riots in the republic 8 law enforcers were killed, 317 police officers and National Guard troops were wounded, the Kazakh Interior Ministry’s press service said.
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