The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan called the number of detainees during the riots in the country. This is reported on the air “Khabar 24” TV channel, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the department, more than 3 thousand people are detained, 26 armed criminals are eliminated, another 18 are injured. At the moment, all buildings of urban and district akimates, as well as police departments in the republic are taken under control.
On January 2, protests began in Kazakhstani cities due to the increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge. Later, they turned into disorders with the requirements of the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev from politics, holding new elections and the dissolution of parliament. The most significant collisions occurred in the former capital of Alma-Ata.