BREAKING: Shooting and hostage situation in #Aktobe, #Kazakhstan with reports of many casualties, reason unknownpic.twitter.com/RnrfrpKtbY
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UPDATE: Heavy exchanges of gunfire ongoing between Kazakh special forces and heavily armed men, additional special forces arriving now
UPDATE: KazakhTelekom and Internet Re partly offline, reports that local Hospitals are overcrowded with many casualties #Aktobe #Kazakhstan
UPDATE: According to reports the gunbattles are ongoing at multiple locations,special forces re'enforcement arrivingpic.twitter.com/Iq6h6fpsQX
UPDATE: 3 attackers have been killed, 1 captured and a number of attackers escaped, 2 security officials killed and 3 injured.
UPDATE: The soldier and police officer were killed during the attempt by the armed gunmen to storm a military base, there are many injured
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