Affiliated media: Moy Gorod, Online media
Incident date: April 7, 2023
Attack type:
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
Who attacked: Unknown sources
Source: Adil Soz
Location: Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan Province, Uralsk
Additional information:
Late Friday night, the editor-in-chief of the Uralsk-based newspaper Moy Gorod Anel Kainedenova was asked by the police to come to the editorial office urgently. As it turned out, an unknown person had sent a message to the law enforcement authorities that an explosive device with a capacity of 100 kg of TNT had been planted in the office of the media outlet and the timer had already been started. Arriving police officers did not find the bomb. The law enforcement agencies registered the fact, and the search for the attackers is underway.