During a briefing on Sunday, the official representative of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan, Nurdaulet Suindikov, gave information about a raid in southern Kazakhstan that broke up a terrorist group. Five criminals and two security force soldiers were killed during the operation.

On December 3rd at about 7:30 pm (5:30 pm Moscow time), in the village of Boraldai in the Ilisk district of the Almaty region, during the arrest of persons suspected of committing serious crimes, police met with armed resistance by criminals who had blockaded themselves inside a house in the village.

“During the raid two members of the Arystan unit of the (Kazakhstan) National Security Service were wounded and killed,” said the prosecutor. “As well as five criminals.”

“After refusing to surrender, and in response to their armed resistance, five members of the terrorist group, including its leader, were eliminated,” said Suindikov.

The leader of the group, Agzhan Hasen, age 34, had been on the wanted list since October 28th, 2011, and was being sought by law enforcement agencies in connection with criminal charges under Article 233–2 (creating or directing a terrorist group and participating in its activities) of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The scene was cordoned off by the interior ministry forces, and residents of nearby buildings were evacuated.

An investigative team was formed, a criminal case initiated, and law enforcement agencies were put on a higher state of alert.

The situation in the village and the area is fully under control. There is no threat to the public, nor any reason for worry.

“There are no casualties among the civilian population. The special operation was finished by 11:50 pm (9:50 Moscow time) on December 3rd,” said Suindikov.

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