Faced with an unprecedented social explosion, which provoked the death of “dozens” of people according to the police, the Kazakh power uses a military alliance dominated by Moscow to restore order.
Statues of Nursoultan Nazarbayev, Central Country Character, Deboulonnes, Bag Official Buildings, Devastated Party Seats, Font Cars Font … The anger generated by the sudden increase in the price of fuels, especially gas. Liquefied Oil (GPL), turned to the riot and chaos in Kazakhstan, flying flashing the image of immutable stability of this former Soviet Republic built since its independence, thirty years ago.
“dozens” demonstrators were killed in the night of Wednesday 5 to Thursday, December 6 in the city of Almaty, the country’s economic capital, located in the southeast and became in a few hours the epicenter of riots. “Last night, the extremist forces attempted to storm administrative buildings, the City Police Department of Almaty, as well as local departments and police station. Dozens of attackers were eliminated Thursday morning the police spokesman, Saltanat Azirbek, quoted by the Russian Interfax-Kazakhstan, Tass and Ria Novosti Agencies.
LPG price doubled
The Kazakh Ministry of Indoor has also advanced the number of twelve deaths in the ranks of the security forces and three hundred and fifty-three wounded. Other cities of this country of Central Asia of just more than 18 million inhabitants, great as five times France, have also been won by the challenge that claims have moved quickly in favor of a change. diet. At 230 kilometers north of Almaty, Taldykorgan, Akimat, the headquarters of the administration was thus prey to the flames. “More than a thousand people were injured as a result of riots in different parts of Kazakhstan, nearly four hundred and sixty-two were in intensive care,” said the Deputy Minister of health, Ajar Guiniat, at the antenna of the Khabar-24 chain.
Despite the general clipping of the Internet and mobile communications, and the introduction of the state of emergency throughout the territory, many images of chaos and forces of the order circulated circulated on social networks. Some show police officers and fraternizing military with protesters. Others, scenes of great violence, where individuals seemed affected by actual shots.
In a brief speech in the Russian language broadcast Wednesday afternoon by state television, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 68, denounced both “conspirators motivated by the gain” and “hooligans Very well organized “having” scrupulously planned their actions “. The facts suggest that it is the brutal liberalization by the fuel prices, and in particular GPL, which triggered, at the base, the movement of anger. The homes of discontent are among the regions where the GPL, whose price has just doubled, is the most used fuel.
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