Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say they have foiled an attempted bomb attack in the capital, Bishkek, after discovering a jeep packed with explosives parked outside the main police headquarters.
The AKIpress news agency quoted the security service press office as saying that homemade explosives, the equivalent of 7-10 kilograms of TNT, had been found in a Landrover Discovery.
According to news reports, sappers from the Kyrgyz security service (GKNB) successfully defused the explosives, which consisted of a gas balloon, explosive powder, and electric wires linked to a mobile phone.
The Central Asian state has been wracked by unrest in 2010 which saw ex-president Kurmanbek Bakiev toppled in a bloody uprising and ethnic rioting in the south that left hundreds dead.
compiled from agency reports
The AKIpress news agency quoted the security service press office as saying that homemade explosives, the equivalent of 7-10 kilograms of TNT, had been found in a Landrover Discovery.
According to news reports, sappers from the Kyrgyz security service (GKNB) successfully defused the explosives, which consisted of a gas balloon, explosive powder, and electric wires linked to a mobile phone.
The Central Asian state has been wracked by unrest in 2010 which saw ex-president Kurmanbek Bakiev toppled in a bloody uprising and ethnic rioting in the south that left hundreds dead.
compiled from agency reports
