26 participants in mass protests were killed in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, during mass protests, more than 3 thousand inhabitants were detained, 26 armed people were killed, another 18 were injured. This was announced by the Habar 24 channel with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic. Earlier it was reported about 30 dead.

18 dead law enforcement officials are also reported. Another 748 police officers and military personnel were injured.

All buildings of urban and district akimats, as well as police departments in the republic are taken under control, the television channel notes.

President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Zhomart Tokaev announced the restoration of the constitutional order in all regions of the country and conduct an anti-terrorist operation.

UPD . The media report that in Alma-Ata, shooting is heard again and fierce battles are underway. Journalists see those killed people and shot cars on the streets. An anti -terrorist operation continues in the city.

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Earlier it was reported that the police and the military took control of the area of the republic in the center of Alma-Ata, where mass protests against the authorities took place. The residence of the president was also released.

The government forces, which carried out the "cleansing" of the city, opened fire on people who were on the square, among whom, according to activists, there were many unarmed young people. Zhasaral Kuanyhanalin, calling himself the chief of the independent coordination headquarters of protests, said that at least 30 people were killed during clashes.

• January 2 in Kazakhstan from the city of Zhanaozen in the Mangistau region, protests began against a sharp jump in liquefied gas prices. By January 4, the speeches were covered by almost all major cities of the country. Protesters began to put forward not only economic, but also political requirements. The authorities announced a reduction in gas prices. On the morning of January 5, Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev sent the government to resign, but this did not stop the demonstrators.
• The epicenter of clashes and riots that began throughout Kazakhstan was Alma-Ata, where on Tuesday evening the first clashes of the protesters with the security forces occurred. On Wednesday, the building of the city administration, the representative office of the Prosecutor General’s Office, was seized and settled there.
• Tokaev introduced a state of emergency first in separate areas and cities, and then throughout Kazakhstan. There were Internet shutdowns in the country.
• On the night of January 6, it became known that the organization of the collective security agreement will send the military to Kazakhstan at the request of President Tokayev. This was written on Facebook by the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who heads the organization’s collective security council.

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