Barricade near the city hall during protests in Almaty, Kazakhstan MOSCOW, Jan 5 The Sputnik agency, citing eyewitnesses, reported about the fighting in Alma-Ata. «There is a shootout in Alma-Ata. According to eyewitnesses, the protesters are armed with & lt; … & gt; machine guns,» the message says. shooting in bursts. As stated by the deputy mayor of Almaty, Yerzhan Babakumarov, an anti-terrorist operation began in the city. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev at a Security Council meeting reported that terrorists were rampaging, seizing premises with small arms, and fighting with cadets of schools. According to him, a battle with the participation of airborne units unfolded near Alma-Ata. 
Kazakhstan is set on fire with the help of liquefied gas Protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of the new year. Residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau, which are located in the oil-producing Mangistau region, rallied to protest against a two-fold increase in the price of liquefied petroleum gas, which is used as fuel for cars. The republican Ministry of Energy explained that from January 1, its value began to be formed at electronic exchange trading based on supply and demand. On January 4, the authorities announced that they were ready to reduce gas prices. Despite this, protests began in other cities. 
Tokayev turned to the CSTO for help in the fight against terrorists On January 5, Tokayev dismissed the government and instructed to introduce state regulation of prices for liquefied gas and gasoline for six months. He also announced that he would become the head of the Security Council, which was previously led by the first president of the republic, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and announced new measures to resolve the situation. Tokayev warned protesters that the authorities will take the toughest measures against violators. During the suppression of the riots, eight police officers and National Guard fighters were killed, two military men, more than 300 security officials were injured. A state of emergency is in force throughout the republic. Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in an online report & gt; & gt; < img src = "/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/94be6797af3d316ce2c618d2c6b60ad1.jpg" /> A monument to Nazarbayev was demolished in the city of Taldykorgan
