Islamists planned a coup in Kazakhstan The National Security Committee arrested a group of militants in Atyrau, western Kazakhstan, who were preparing to forcefully change the constitutional order. Searches revealed weapons, drugs and radical religious literature. Authorities also closed three underground education centers for children and youth run by the suspects.

Islamists planned a coup in Kazakhstan The National Security Committee arrested a group of militants in Atyrau, western Kazakhstan, who were preparing to forcefully change the constitutional order. Searches revealed weapons, drugs and radical religious literature. Authorities also closed three underground education centers for children and youth run by the suspects.