What’s Happening in Kazakhstan

... clash took place, leaving a number of dead and wounded. The city declared the highest level of alert and launched a counter-terrorism operation. Several more people were killed in the following days – the total number of gunmen killed reached 18.... ... particularly as it took place on the first day of Ramadan, the Muslim fast. Meanwhile the Kazakhstan authorities have stated that a coup d’état planned by a group of security officials and military officers has been successfully thwarted. The plotters ...