A group of extremists detained in a special operation in Kazakhstan's Karaganda region were planning an attack on a Russian military unit near the city of Balkhash, a source in Kazakhtan's security services said Friday.
"They were planning to attack the Russian military unit…after the attack, the detained were planning to travel to Syria," Sputnik cited the Chairman of the National Security Committee, Vladimir Zhumakanov, as saying.
Kazakh authorities said Thursday that six extremists plotting a terrorist attack had been detained in a special operation in Karaganda.
Attack on Russian military unit in Kazakhstan prevented
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