Kazakhstan's President orders troops to fire on 'terrorists' without warning

a near-doubling of prices for a type of vehicle fuel and quickly spread across the countryInternet across the country has been shut down, and two airports closed, including one in Almaty, the country's largest city.Kazakh officials say a Russia-led alliance is being brought in to protect government buildings.

Mr Tokayev has vacillated between trying to appease the protesters, including accepting the resignation of his government, and promising harsh measures to quell the unrest, which he blamed on "terrorist bands". The alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization , includes the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and has started deploying troops to Kazakhstan for a peacekeeping mission.Kazakh officials insisted the troops would not be fighting the demonstrators and instead would guard government institutions.

The President added, however, that "terrorists are still using weapons and are damaging people's property" and that "counterterrorist actions" should be continued.Skirmishes in Almaty were still reported on Friday morning.

The capital of Kazakhstan is now NurSultan not Almaty as incorrectly reported on ABC 24 this morning. The name was changed in 2019

Okay, I'm waiting for the 5 eye countries to condemn Kazakhstan President.

Terrorists? The Kasak president is getting advice from Borat.

Looks to me like the people was angry at the gov for doubling the fuel prices and shots was fired killing people both sides civilians and officers, Now they turn off the internet and call them terrorists, I can only go by what i am fed by the news so who knows

And here we have a story that we should believe the gov are the good guys because that is what we are told

terrorists is the new word for protestors ?

One man's terrorist is anothers freedom fighter.

Are they terrorists or protesters?

🥶😰😭😪😥😢

So actual fascism

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