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Tag archive for ‘suicide bombing’

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]