MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Kazakh security forces have detained three members of a radical group, who planned to carry out terrorist attacks against law enforcement agencies in the country, the Kazakh National Security Committee (NSC) said in a statement Tuesday.
"On October 10, 2016, NSC officers detained three members of a radical group in Almaty, suspected of planning terrorist attacks against law enforcement and special agencies," the statement reads.
According to the NSC, components of improvised explosive devices and detonators, religious and extremist materials, calling for terrorist attacks, have been seized from the detainees.
The criminal activities of 29 extremists have been stopped in Almaty since the beginning of 2016, according to the committee.