They wanted to blow up the Yassaui mausoleum: the National Security Committee prevented terrorist attacks in Turkestan and Astana

They wanted to blow up the Yassaui mausoleum: the National Security Committee prevented terrorist attacks in Turkestan and Astana

ASTANA, September 8 - Sputnik. At least two terrorist attacks are prevented in Kazakhstan every year, said the head of the National Security Committee, Ruslan Seisembayev.

He spoke at a meeting of the Council of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure, the department said.

“In Kazakhstan, an increased terrorist threat remains stable. At least two terrorist attacks are prevented every year,” Seisembayev said at the opening of the 40th meeting of the SCO RATS Council.

This year, he added, attempts to detonate an improvised explosive device in the mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi in Turkestan, as well as an armed attack in crowded places in Astana, were thwarted at an early stage of preparation.

“The information we receive allows us to conclude that the formation of terrorist threats to the SCO member states occurs under the influence of a number of dominant factors,” said Ruslan Seisembayev.

He noted a sharp increase in such threats.

“If in 2022 there were 18 (terrorist attacks - ed.), in 2023 there are already 47. More than 400 civilians died at the hands of terrorists, about 940 people were injured,” Seisenbaev informed.

To stop violent actions, security forces and law enforcement agencies have carried out over 300 anti-terrorist operations.

1,600 terrorists and their accomplices were detained. About 60 criminals who resisted the authorities were eliminated, Seisenbaev added.