Almaty (Kazakhstan): Three police officers and one civilian were killed on Monday following armed attacks on a police station and a security service office in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty, the interior ministry said.
Parts of the city were in lockdown following the incident with one suspect in custody and a manhunt underway for an accomplice still at large, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The detained man is accused of killing a local resident during a carjacking and attacking a police station at around 11 am (local time), shooting a police officer and taking his gun, said the statement. The suspect then shot two officers as they gave chase before being arrested. “According to preliminary information, the detained man is a 27-year-old man with previous convictions,” the ministry said, adding that he is “suspected of murdering a woman at the weekend”.
It said that police are now searching for the gunman’s “partner in crime.” Local media reported that at least seven police are being treated in hospital. The country’s anti-terror service has issued a red alert threat warning following the attacks and police have called on residents of the city to stay in their homes. (PTI)
