Senior Kazakh officials detained after 14 service members swept out to sea
Seventeen service members were swept out to the Caspian Sea during military exercises.
Five senior military officials have been detained in Kazakhstan following the death of 14 service members who were taking part in military exercises.
Those who died were among a total of 17 who were swept into the Caspian Sea as they were disembarking from a boat on Thursday. Officials say the incident occurred "during a combat training mission due to a sharp deterioration in meteorological conditions and increasing winds".
Those detained include the chief of staff and first deputy commander of Kazakhstan's Naval Forces, two military unit commanders, and the commanders of a marine company and a boat. They are suspected of criminal negligence.
An interior ministry committee has been set up to investigate the incident, which occurred some 43km (27 miles) from the city of Aktau in south-western Kazakstan.