“Security forces said they killed six gunmen in two clashes in Kyrgyzstan’s capital on Thursday, stoking fears of the spread of militancy in the politically turbulent region. Bursts of machinegun fire and explosions rang out from Bishkek’s Gorky Street area, about a mile (1.5 km) from parliament and government buildings, people said on social media. ‘They were preparing a terrorist attack,’ National Security Committee spokesman Rakhat Sulaimanov said, adding it was not clear what group they belonged to. “

Source: Police say kill six militants in Kyrgyz capital | Reuters