A police car on a street in Almaty. File photoALMA-ATA, Jan 14 On January 13, law enforcement officers of Kazakhstan detained more than two thousand participants in illegal actions, looting and other crimes in Almaty, the information center of the commandant's office of the city reported.
& #34;In total, 2,159 participants in illegal actions, looting and other crimes were detained. In total, 67 firearms and 3,112 ammunition were confiscated,» the daily operational report of the commandant's office says.
During the anti-terrorist operation, drills were carried out in the Zhetysu and Nauryzbay districts of the city. Mass protests began in the early days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed the doubling of prices for liquefied petroleum gas. Later, the actions spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata. People took to the streets, clashes with security forces and looting began, there are victims and injured on both sides.Residents in Alma-Ata mistook the sounds of fireworks for renewed firing On January 5, Tokayev fired the government and ordered the regulation of selling prices for fuel, but the unrest continued. He also headed the Security Council, at the first meeting of which he called the situation «undermining the integrity of the state.» In addition, the President of the country turned to the CSTO for help. The organization decided to send a collective peacekeeping force to the country to protect strategically important facilities. On January 7, the president said that terrorists, including those who had arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, he noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. On January 11, Tokayev appointed a new government, the cabinet was headed by former Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov.
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