Kyrgyz security police say they foiled two ISIS attacks

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BISHKEK, Shawwal 01, 1436, July 17, 2015, SPA -- Six militants killed by security forces in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on Thursday belonged to ISIS, the security police said on Friday, adding they had captured another seven members of the same group who were planning attacks. "Yes, they were all ISIS members," Rakhat Sulaimanov, spokesman for the GKNB security police, told Reuters. "Another seven were caught during the operation yesterday." "They had planned two terrorist attacks - one in the central square (of Bishkek) during today's prayers ending the month of Ramadan, and another one at the (Russian) airbase in Kant," he added. --SPA 14:35 LOCAL TIME 11:35 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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