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Kyrgyz President Orders Chinese Embassy Car Bomb Probe, Tightens Security

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According to the presidential press service, President of Kyrgyzstan has ordered his national security chief and interior minister to investigate the early morning car bomb attack near the Chinese embassy.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev has ordered his national security chief and interior minister to investigate the early morning car bomb attack near the Chinese embassy, the presidential press service said Tuesday.

"The head of state instructed the chairman of the State Committee for National Security Abdil Segizbayev and Interior Minister Kashkar Dzhunushaliyev to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter," the presidential office said.

Atambayev instructed the government and heads of security agencies to step up anti-terrorism measures in the capital and regions, including the protection of critical facilities and diplomatic missions. Additionally, he ordered security measures to be tightened ahead of Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday as well as the upcoming World Nomad Games next month.

The head of the Central Asian republic’s defense council has been ordered to take the investigation under personal control, the statement added.

The 10 a.m. [04:00 GMT] car ramming into the Chinese embassy gates and suicide attack wounded three embassy employees.

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