30 arrested for ‘attempted coup’ in Kyrgyzstan: official

More than 30 people accused of a coup plot have been arrested in Kyrgyzstan, the national security service said Tuesday.

“The State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic has … dismantled the illegal activities of a group of people who were carrying out clandestine preparations to organise riots in the country in order to seize power by force”, a statement said, adding that the “more than 30 people arrested on Monday have confessed”.