© AFP L E President of the Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev decreed on Tuesday the state of emergency in Almaty and in a petroleum region at the Following demonstrations against rising gas prices. A Almaty (South-East), the economic capital of this country of Central Asia, the police used deafening grenades and tear gas to disperse a manifestation against rising gas prices that had collected several thousand people. .
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Kazakhstan, prey to riots since Wednesday, January 5, 2022, was the scene of scenes of violence tonight. Protesters were killed by the police while trying to seize administrative buildings.
"dozens" protesters were killed by the police in the night of Wednesday on Thursday, January 6th, while they were trying to seize administrative buildings at Kazakhstan , announced the police of that country which faces chaotic riots .
"Dozens of eliminated attackers"
© EPA / MAXPPP The Kazakh security forces have been exceeded by the virulence of the protesters. Hence the use of Russian forces and OTSC. EPA-EFE / STR Russian troops and Moscow allied countries unfold to help the regime restore order to Kazakhstan where riots exploded in the outbreak of fuel prices. At the time for Moscow ... The Kremlin had called, Wednesday, January 5, 2022, to solve the crisis in Kazakhstan through dialogue and not by street riots and the violation of the laws.
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"Last night, the extremist forces attempted to storm administrative buildings, the Department of the City of the City of Almaty, as well as the local departments and the commissioners of Police ", said Saltanat Azirbek police spokesman, quoted by Interfax-Kazakhstan, Tass and Ria Novosti agencies.
"Dozens of attackers have been eliminated and their identities are being identified", has added.
According to Saltanat Azirbek, an operation "anti-terrorist" is underway in one of the districts of Almaty, the economic capital of this country of Central Asia, where the riots were the most violent.
A collective peacekeeping force en route
Images disseminated in the media and on social networks have shown looted stores and some administrative buildings invested and burned in Almaty, while automatic weapon fire could be heard.
© Via Reuters - Collective Security Treaty Organ Russian paratroopers board for Kazakhstan on a military base near Moscow, January 6, 2022. Since Thursday, Russian troops are hurried to Kazakhstan at the request of the Government of Kazakhstan. Framework of the OTSC Defense Mechanism, the Organization of the Collective Safety Treaty, a kind of "mini-NATO" under Russian influence. Explanations.
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Moscow and its allies of the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty (OTSC) announced Thursday the sending of an "collective peacekeeping force" to Kazakhstan, as requested by this former Soviet Republic Shaken by chaotic riots that started as anger movement in the provinces due to rising gas prices.
according to the Ministry of the Interior Kazakh quoted by local media, at least eight members of the security forces were killed and 317 wounded.
Abandonment of lawsuits for opponent Kazakh Moukhtar Abliazov in France .
The prosecution against opponent Kazakh Moukhtar Abliazov were abandoned by French justice. © Jeffrey Schaeffer / AP / SIPA Moukhtar ABLIAZOV An appeal in coming cassation, but a stage win. Thursday, the oligarch and opposing Kazakh Moukhtar Abliazov has obtained the abandonment of prosecutions for "aggravated abuse" and "aggravated whitening" against him in France, because of the prescription of the facts. The former banker is accused by Justice Kazakhe for hijacking $ 7.5 billion from BBA Ban