Police detain a man on Baytursynov Street in Alma-Ata NUR-SULTAN, Jan 9 Slightly less than 100 participants in terrorist attacks and looters were detained in Almaty over the past night, 118 weapons and more than a thousand ammunition were seized, Sputnik Kazakhstan reports. «Over the past night, a little less than 100 participants in terrorist attacks and looters were detained in Almaty. 118 units of weapons and more than one thousand ammunition for them, «- said in the message. The places where the terrorists fought were cleared. Almaty police are examining buildings for hiding terrorists, the agency adds. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a twofold increase in 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 updated data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 16 security officials were killed. 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 said 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.
