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Blast, gunbattle kill 3 in Kazakhstan

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12-11-2011 | 06:41

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Blast, gunbattle kill 3 in Kazakhstan

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At least three people were killed in an explosion and shootout on Saturday in the center of the Kazakh city of Taraz, Interfax news agency reported, the latest in a string of blasts in the usually peaceful central Asia state.

Interfax said the shootout and blast occurred outside the building of the National Security Committee in the city in southern Kazakhstan. It cited its correspondent at the scene as saying he had seen police removing a body in a black bag.

Quoting unspecified witnesses, RIA news agency also reported that three people had been killed in central Taraz. The agency reported that shooting had been heard and police helicopters were hovering over the city center.

-Reuters

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