Ex-Kyrgyz president Atambayev has been detained

Security forces in Kyrgyzstan detained former president Almazbek Atambayev on Thursday after two failed attempt that left one person dead and 52 - injured.

Atambayev, who was initially wanted for questioning as a witness in an investigation, was being driven away in an unknown direction from his house by security forces.

On Wednesday evening, Kyrgyz special forces attempted to detain Atambayev, but they failed to do it.