Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into the explosion at the Chinese embassy, the press service of the presidential office said.

Atambayev was briefed on Tuesday by heads of law enforcement agencies about the preliminary investigation into the explosion at the Chinese embassy in Bishkek earlier in the day.

He ordered Chairman of the State Committee for National Security Abdil Segizbayev and Interior Minister Kashkar Dzhunushaliev to a conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.

Secretary of the Defense Council Temir Dzhumakadyrov has been instructed to lead the investigation.

In addition, Atambayev ordered the government and the heads of security agencies to step up anti-terrorism measures in the capital and elsewhere, strengthening the protection of important facilities and diplomatic missions and providing all necessary security measures in public places as the country prepares for the 25th anniversary celebration of its independence and the Second World Nomad Games.

The attack at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday morning involved a suicide car bomber, who was killed instantly. Five others were wounded. Endi

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