BISHKEK -- Kyrgyzstan succeeded in preventing 17 terror attacks in 2016, State National Security Committee Deputy Director Rustam Mamasadykov said Tuesday (April 18) during a joint session of parliamentary committees, AKIpress reported.
According to Mamasadykov, "72 individuals were held criminally liable for their suspected involvement in terrorist and extremist activities".
He also said "23 firearms, more than 8,000 cartridges, 1,500 outlawed print materials and 17 improvised explosive devices were seized" during security operations.
