Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 12 / Trend K. Konyrova /
Criminals were detained near one of the central department stores in the Kazakh regional center Taraz. One of the criminals undermined himself during the detention. A traffic police officer died as a result of the blast, the press service of the Kazakh Interior Ministry said today.
"Two police officers were fatally shot," the press release said.
An unknown person attacked one of the gun shops in Taraz, killed a security guard, injured another man and stole two "Saiga" guns today, the press-service of the Interior Ministry said.