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| Kazakhstan sentences nine men on terror charges |
| 2013-10-12 |
| A court in Kazakhstan's western city of Atyrau has sentenced nine men to prison terms of between six and 23 years for their involvement in terrorist activities. The convicted men range from 17 to 33 years old. They were found guilty on October 10 of being members of a group propagating the Salafism which is banned in Kazakhstan. They were also found guilty of inciting terrorism and the creation of a terrorist group. Atyrau and other parts of western Kazakhstan have made headlines in recent months following security operations targeting Islamic extremists and terrorists. Last fall, security forces and police killed nine suspected |
| Posted by:ryuge |