ALMATY -- Kazakhstani forces held a counter-terrorism exercise, Alan-Antiterror-2016, in Almaty August 23, the Almaty municipal counter-terrorism office said in a statement, according to Novosti-Kazakhstan.
The forces rehearsed protecting the coming 2017 Winter Universiade -- an international sporting tournament that Almaty will host -- from terrorists. The composition of the forces participating in the exercise were not reported.
Almaty is scheduled to host the event January 29 to February 8.