Kyrgyzstan: 3 charged with terrorism offenses in Osh
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| Publication Date | 16 September 2013 |
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September 16, 2013
Three men have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan's southern region of Osh on terrorism-related charges.
Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said on September 16 that the men – a Kazakh national and two Kyrgyz citizens – had arrived in Osh from Syria, where they had fought alongside rebel forces against Syrian government troops.
UKMK officials said the trio was apprehended as a result of antiterrorist operations conducted between late August and a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization last week.
Officials allege the three had been sent from Syria by an organization called the Union of Islamic Jihad with instructions to conduct a series of terrorist acts in Kyrgyzstan.
No more details have been revealed by UKMK.
Based on reporting by KyrTAG and ITAR-TASS
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