Dozens of participants of the riots have been eliminated when they tried to storm the Almaty police department and its district offices. Sputnik Kazakhstan reports with reference to the official representative of the Almaty police department Saltanat Azirbek.
«Last night, extremist forces attempted to storm administrative buildings, the police department of Almaty, as well as district administrations and police departments. Dozens of attackers have been eliminated, they are being identified,» Saltanat Azirbek said.
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of January 2022. Residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau in Mangistau region opposed the sharp rise in prices for liquefied gas. Protests began in other cities of the republic. On January 4-5, clashes with security forces occurred in Almaty, the police used tear gas and stun grenades. The authorities turned off the Internet, and some TV channels temporarily stopped broadcasting.
The government resigned. The Chairman of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan was replaced, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev became a new chairman instead of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The president declared a state of emergency in the country on January 5. On the night of January 6, the head of Kazakhstan held a meeting of the Security Council, at which he called the situation in the republic «undermining the integrity of the state». He said that he asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send peacekeeping troops to Kazakhstan.
