Invaders in Kazakhstan acted professionally, used their own communications. About this “Khabar 24” stated the first deputy head of the Presidential Administration of Dauren Abaev, reports TASS.
According to him, the terrorists were able to quickly capture the airport and several aircraft, while setting the barricades and blocks on the objects. Abaev also said that in the captured buildings of the city administrations, militants were on duty, who controlled all exits and entrances, and movement around the city was carried out according to optimal routes. He stressed that it was probably used for this.
In addition, the representative of the authorities noted that snipers with special rifles acted on the side of the terrorists. He also added that the invaders tried to exit several times in a live ether.
Earlier, the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev held a meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Staff. The head of state announced the start 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.
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.