Police officers on a street in KazakhstanNUR-SULTAN, Jan 20Law enforcement officers in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan found an arsenal of weapons from machine guns and ammunition for them, the press service of the police department of the region said. Krall and one knife,» the statement said. A forensic ballistic examination has been appointed. It is noted that the police found this arsenal during operational search activities. Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that in Kazakhstan, after the end of the state of emergency, a special operational and preventive measure was launched to ensure public order. Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed the doubling of 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 throughout the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, during the protests in Kazakhstan, about 1,000 people were injured. According to the country's Prosecutor General's Office, 4,578 people were injured as a result of the riots, 225 people were killed, including 19 security officials.The head of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry spoke about Tokayev’s order that frightened the militants On the morning of January 5, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart 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 for help from the CSTO «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. Later, on January 7, Tokayev said that terrorists, including those who arrived from abroad, continue 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. The successful completion of the CSTO mission was announced on January 13. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry announced that there were no more foreign military personnel in the republic.
