Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities’ decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2022. REUTERSpixKazakhstan said on Monday that foreign-trained Islamist radicals were among those who had attacked government buildings and security forces last week and that police had now detained almost 8,000 people to bring the situation under control.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sacked his cabinet, issued shoot-to-kill orders and declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich nation of 19 million. He also asked a Russian-led military bloc to send in troops, who the government says have since been deployed to guard strategic objects.Authorities on Monday for the first time linked the violence to what they said were members of Islamist groups.
“According to preliminary data, the attackers include individuals who have military combat zone experience in the ranks of radical Islamist groups.”The National Security Committee said on Monday, an official day of mourning, that the situation had stabilised and that security forces had restored control.
Russian and state media, citing a government social media post, have reported that 164 people had been killed. Health and police authorities did not confirm that figure, and the original social media post has been deleted.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »