Six Militants from Islamic State Are Killed in Kyrgyzstan

• 07.17.2015, 21:01
•  Near East,  World

Militants killed and detained during a special mission in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday were members of the Islamic State, TASS reports, referring to the statement made by national security committee.

 "On July 16, 2015, in Bishkek, the national security committee had a special anti-terror mission against militants of the Islamic State international terrorist organization. This underground group was preparing for terror acts on July 17 during the celebration of Eid al-Fitr and an attack on the aviation base in the city of Kant in northern Kyrgyzstan, where the militants planned to seize weapons,’’ said the security committee’s press service.

The security forces killed six militants, another seven people are detained.