Kremlin says attempted coup in Kyrgyzstan "alarming"

News about an attempted coup in Kyrgyzstan is alarming, the Kremlin is closely monitoring the situation, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

"Certainly, such very alarming news is coming in. That is why we are closely monitoring it [the situation]," TASS reports, quoting him.

The Kremlin spokesman added, "we don't have any more detailed information at the moment".

The 24.kg news agency earlier reported, citing sources, that Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security detained a number of "participants in a possible coup d'etat." According to the agency, a group of people were preparing to seize power violently. It is not specified who exactly was detained by the special services. The law enforcement bodies have not yet officially commented on the information.