NUR-SULTAN, Jan 10 Another group of looters was detained in Alma-Ata, Kazakh law enforcement officers took eight men red-handed in a rented apartment, the information center of the city commandant's office said. in a rented apartment … The oldest of them is 25 years old, the youngest is 19. In a rented dwelling, household, digital, office equipment and military equipment stolen from the city's shops, obtained by the defendants also by criminal means, was found, «the commandant's office said in a statement. looted shops: Kazakhstan after the pogroms
Kazakhstan declared December 10 a day of nationwide mourning for the victims of the riots.
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In Kazakhstan, December 10 was declared a day of national mourning for the victims of the riots.
State flags were lowered, entertainment events were canceled.
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State flags lowered, entertainment events canceled.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of the riots in the republic, 17 security officials were killed.
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According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of unrest in the republic 17 security officials were killed.
There are casualties among civilians, the death toll is being specified.
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There are casualties among civilians, the death toll is being specified.
By According to the UN, about a thousand people were injured.
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According to the UN, about a thousand people were injured .
Mass protests began in the first days of the year, when residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau opposed a twofold increase in prices for liquefied gas.
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Mass protests began in the first days of the year, when residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau opposed a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied gas.
Then the performances covered other regional centers, including the old capital and the largest city of the republic of Alma-Ata.
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Then the performances covered other regional centers, including the old capital and the largest city of the republic of Alma-Ata.
Looting began, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. Armed people robbed shops and beat windows.
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Looting began, militants attacked government agencies, … Armed men robbed shops and smashed shop windows.
The fall of Alma-Ata would open the way to capture the south, and then the entire country, is convinced the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev.
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The fall of Alma-Ata would open the way to capture the south, and then the entire country, is convinced the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev.
The authorities have introduced a state of emergency throughout the country and launched a counter-terrorist operation.
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The authorities declared a state of emergency throughout the country and launched a counter-terrorist operation.
Collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO were sent to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation.
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Collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO were sent to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation.
The situation is gradually improving, the republic is returning to normal life.
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The situation is gradually improving, the republic is returning to normal life.
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December 10 was declared a day of national mourning for the victims of the riots in Kazakhstan.
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flags, canceled entertainment.
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According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 17 security officials were killed as a result of the riots in the republic.
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There are victims among the civilians residents, the death toll is being specified.
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According to the UN, about a thousand people were injured.
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Mass protests began in the first days of the year, when residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau opposed a two-fold increase in prices for liquefied gas.
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Then the protests covered other regional centers, in including the old capital and the largest city of the republic of Alma-Ata.
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Looting began, militants attacked government agencies, took away weapons. Armed men robbed shops and smashed shop windows.
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The fall of Alma-Ata would open the way to the capture of the south, and then the entire country, is convinced the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev.
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The authorities have introduced a state of emergency throughout the country and launched a counter-terrorist operation.
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Collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO were sent to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation.
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The situation is gradually improving, the republic is returning to normal life.
It was established that the detainees were active participants in the riots and looting in Alma-Ata. 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 Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 17 Kazakhstani security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured. On the morning of January 5, the President of Kazakhstan 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.
Tokayev spoke about preventing the seizure of the residence of the President