Police officers work at the scene of the riots in Almaty (video screenshot) NUR-SULTAN, January 7 Up to 4,000 terrorists were detained in Kazakhstan, the largest number of arrests took place in Alma-Ata, the local newspaper Vlast reported with reference to the Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is reported that «up to 4,000 terrorists were detained in Kazakhstan,» while «the largest number of arrests was in Almaty.» In addition, it is emphasized that during the mopping-up, «the activities of over 100 persons were suppressed.» prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency across the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, about 1,000 people were injured during the protests in Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 18 security officials were killed. 
The President of Kazakhstan Explained Why There Will be No Talks with Terrorists On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked the CSTO for help «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev announced that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the President noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in the online report & gt; & gt; 
Tokayev said that there were at least six waves of terrorist attacks in Almaty
