(RFE/RL)
June 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Kyrgyzstan says it has detained one of its citizens and a foreign national on suspicion of espionage.
A statement by the Kyrgyz National Security Committee said the two were detained in Bishkek June 19 as they were exchanging classified materials.
It said the Kyrgyz citizen was a staffer from a government body.
It did not specify the nationality of the person who allegedly received the classified information.
(RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, Interfax)
RFE/RL Central Asia Report
RFE/RL Central Asia Report
SUBSCRIBE For regular news and analysis on all five Central Asian countries by e-mail, subscribe to "RFE/RL Central Asia Report."