MOSCOW, January 8, Andrey Senchenko. Plane with Kazakhstani Kontinental Hockey League team (KHL) “Barys” due to bad weather conditions went to Chelyabinsk instead of Magnitogorsk, said the press attaché of the club Denis Siminchenko. “Barys” on January 9 in Magnitogorsk will host a guest match of the KHL regular championship with the local “Metallurg”. Initially, the team was supposed to go directly from Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) to Magnitogorsk, but the flight was adjusted. The hockey players will reach their destination in the morning of January 9. «The team took off from Nur-Sultan airport this afternoon without any difficulties. They were not expected. In Nur-Sultan, the situation is under complete control. Unfortunately, we have not yet reached Magnitogorsk. Due to bad weather conditions at the Magnitogorsk airport, our board was sent to Chelyabinsk, where we will spend the night. The flight to Magnitogorsk is now scheduled for tomorrow morning, «Siminchenko said. Mass protests gripped Kazakhstan in early January 2022. In Alma-Ata, on January 4 and 5, protesters clashed with security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, and the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. A state of emergency was declared in the country.
