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Kazakh Security Operatives Prevent Terrorist Attacks in Almaty Region

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Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (NSC) carried out a special operation in the Almaty region to detain four members of a radical group who were planning a series of terrorist attacks in Kazakhstan, according to the official statement.

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ALMATY (Sputnik) — Operatives from Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (NSC) have arrested four members of a radical organization, preventing a series of terror attacks in the country, the NSC said on Monday.

"On August 18, 2016, NSC operatives carried out a special operation in the Almaty region to detain four members of a radical group who were planning a series of terrorist attacks in Kazakhstan," the NSC said in a statement.

According to the statement, the detained suspects are Kazakh and Kyrgyz nationals.

The operatives seized components for improvised explosive devices and extremist literature during the operation, the statement said.

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