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Kazakhs hold counter-terrorism exercise

Staff Report

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.

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