Military equipment on a street in Nur-Sultan MOSCOW, Jan 7 Several facts of import weapons in Kazakhstani Nur-Sultan were suppressed last night, several minibuses with young people were detained, the Khabar 24 TV channel reports. “Over the past night … several minibuses, which were filled with people, mostly young people from the southern regions of the republic, «the TV channel said. More information from all posts will appear in the near future. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022. Then the residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied gas, then the protests spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, on January 4 and 5, clashes with security officials took place, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, and the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. Until January 19, a state of emergency was introduced throughout Kazakhstan. On the morning of January 5, President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council CSTO «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan in connection with Tokayev's appeal. The forces will be directed for a limited period in order to stabilize and normalize the situation in the country.
