President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev held a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Staff. About this in Telegram reports Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Head of State announced the beginning of the force part. “The terrorists continue to use weapons, damage the property of citizens. Therefore, counter-terrorism shares should continue to completely eliminate militants,” he indicated.
Tokayev clarified that the order was mainly restored in all regions of the country. Local organs control the situation.
previously became aware of the use of armored vehicles against the gang of Marauders in Alma-Ata. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan also reported on 26 eliminated and 18 injured criminals. During the riots, three thousand suspects were detained.
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.