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• More on the Carbomb in Astana

  Found a good report on the car bombing of the KNB detention center in Astana that occurred on 24 May of this year, including some disturbing details and photographs of the damage. Apparently the blast was strong enough that neighbors 50-60 meters away found bits of steel Buildings in the area were also damaged, with […]

  6/20/11 • (Comments Off on More on the Carbomb in Astana)

• Suicide Bombing Religious After All?

  Despite the official statement by the General Prosecutor’s Office that the suicide bomber in Aktobe was a suspected criminal who killed himself to avoid answering for his crimes, there seem to be indications that the attack was religiously motivated. Central Asia Online is reporting that Rakhymzhan Makhatov, age 25, had become more religious since getting […]

  5/23/11 • (Comments Off on Suicide Bombing Religious After All?)

• Suicide Bomber in Aktobe

  This morning a suicide bomber blew himself up near the headquarters of the KNB (former KGB) in Aktobe. No one was killed except the bomber himself, but two or four people were injured (depending on which account is true). One victim, Zhenisbek Mauldin, is in serious condition [RU]. The General Prosecutor’s Office has released the […]

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