events
May 28, 2012
The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people.
Arkankergen massacre
The Arkankergen massacre occurred on 28 May 2012 in the Arkankergen military post in the Alakol District of Kazakhstan on the border with China, near the village of Usharal. Fifteen people were killed. A border guard, Vladislav Chelakh, initially confessed to the deed, but later retracted his confession.
Alakol District
Alakol District is a district of Jetisu Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Üşaral. Population: 70,427 ; 69,398 ; 79,773.
May 28
May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 217 days remain until the end of the year.