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Kazakhstan: Deadly Incident at the Border a ‘Terrorist Act'?

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Citizen Media, War & Conflict

Following yesterday's reports about a deadly incident [1] at a remote frontier post in Kazakhstan, Zhanaozenskie Neftyaniki [2] blog summarizes [3] [ru] possible causes behind the deaths of 14 border guards and a civilian. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's president announced [4] [kz] today that the incident was probably a ‘terrorist act’.