Almaty Airport will remain closed until the end of the state of emergency regime (PE) in Kazakhstan. About this on Wednesday, January 12, reports Tengrinews with reference to the press service of the city akimat (administration).
PE mode was introduced throughout Kazakhstan on January 6. It will last until January 19. In the regions for the period of the CPU, the curfew is also established from 23:00 to 7:00.
On January 2, mass protests began in Kazakhstani cities due to the increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge. Later, they turned into riots with political demands, including about leaving the policies of the first president of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
The most significant collisions occurred in the former capital of Almaty. The protesters managed to capture the local airport. On January 7, the Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that peacekeepers from the Russian Federation, together with Kazakhstani security forces, were under control of air harbor.