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Kazakh authorities detain hostage-taker in bank in capital Astana

By Anadolu Agency



June 18, 2023 3:37 pm

ISTANBUL 

Kazakh authorities on Sunday detained a hostage-taker in the capital Astana, who locked himself and seven others in the building of a local bank.

“The force operation in the building of Kaspi Bank was successfully completed. All hostages have been released … The hostage-taker has been neutralized!” the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Telegram.

After health checks, it was determined that neither the hostages nor the hostage-taker were injured.​​​​​​​

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