Extremist Jailbreak in Bishkek

prison cellKyrgyzstan has been aggressively battling religious extremism. A large majority of Kyrgyz people are moderate muslims, but extremist groups have been recruiting Kyrgyz people to fight in Syria and trying to persuade Kyrgyz people to adopt their extremist views. Today, nine extremists broke out of a Kyrgyz jail. You can read more about the jailbreak here. Three Kyrgyz citizens were killed trying to recapture the prisoners. Five have been recaptured, but four were still on the run. Hopefully, the remaining four will be recaptured soon.