It turns out that all the protagonists killed in Thursday's police operation were from Kazakhstan. A recent report suggests that they were intending to carry out an attack on Kant Air Base for the purpose of taking possession armaments. On the one hand that sort of makes sense. On the other, a small group of people attacking an air force base for weaponry doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

Here's a recent report from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (mirror).

The city's reaction to the news is still completely uninterested. I wouldn't hesitate to come here at this stage. DL.