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11:28, 28-Jun-2017
Three sentenced for Chinese embassy blast in Kyrgyzstan
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A Kyrgyz court on Tuesday sentenced three defendants to imprisonment for their involvement in the terrorist attack on China's embassy in Bishkek last August.
The Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek announced the three suspects guilty of the crime and sentenced them to imprisonment for ten to 18 years with confiscation of their personal property.
Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. /VCG Photo
Chinese embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. /VCG Photo
On August 30 2016, a car exploded in front of the Chinese embassy injuring three Chinese and two Kyrgyz employees of the embassy. The blast also caused extensive damage to embassy buildings and facilities with the lone assailant instantly killed.
The suicide bomber was a member of the terrorist organization, the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, which organized the blast. The Kyrgyz police arrested five suspects related to the incident and two of them were released later due to insufficient evidence.
There are still four suspects at large and the police have issued international arrest warrants for them.
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