Saturday, June 2, 2012

A Growing Islamic Insurgency In Kazakhstan?


Kazakh Killings 'Act Of Terror' Says President -- BBC

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev blamed an "act of terror" for the deaths of 15 people, found at an outpost near the border with China.

The bodies of 14 Kazakh border guards and a civilian were found at the burnt-out border post outside Almaty over the past two days.

President Nazarbayev said it was "likely it happened as a result of internal conflicts".

But he gave no further details about who he thought might be responsible.

Read more ....

Update #1: Nazarbayev Blames Terrorists for 15 Deaths at Kazakh Border -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Update #2: Deaths of 14 Kazakh guards 'act of terror': president -- AFP

My Comment: This is raising a lot of eyebrows in central Asia .... specifically in Russia and China.

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