2016 Aktobe shootings

2016 Aktobe shootings
An area where the shootings happened
LocationAktobe, Kazakhstan
Date5–10 June 2016
TargetTwo gun shops, military base and police
Attack type
Spree shooting, robbery, hijacking, shootout
Deaths25 (7 victims, 18 perpetrators)[1][2][3]
Injured40+[4]
PerpetratorsIslamic extremists

The 2016 Aktobe shootings were a spate of shootings on civilian and military targets in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, in June 2016. On 5 June, two attacks occurred at gun stores, while a third attack was aimed at a military unit. Multiple shootouts between terrorists and police occurred over the next few days. The shootings left 7 victims dead and 37 injured. Eighteen attackers were killed and nine were arrested.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Death toll from Aktobe attack reaches 19: Kazakh police". Reuters. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. ^ Dubnov, Arkady (8 June 2016). "Nazarbayev on the Rocks: 'Terror,' 'Coup' Claims Shake Kazakhstan". The Moscow Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Islamist violence and a spate of protests have rattled Kazakhstan's ruler". The Economist. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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  5. ^ "Kazakhstan: Gunmen attack gun shops and army unit in Aktobe". BBC News. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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