Events in Kazakhstan should be regarded as a hybrid terrorist attack. The Secretary of State of the Republic of Erlan Karin was announced on this on the air of the Khabar 24 TV channel, TASS reports.
he noted that the purpose of the militants was “the overall destabilization of the situation and, possibly, the implementation of the state coup.” At the same time, the politician admitted that the situation during the riots was critical, it was about the preservation of the integrity of the state.
Karin promised that the special services will give the final answer to the one who stands behind these terrorist attacks.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of Kazakhstan, Ruslan Zhaksylkov said that about 400 fighters of the National Guard were injured during the riots in the country. In total, 394 National Guardian was injured during the riots in Almaty, Shymkent and regional centers. In addition, more than 90 units of military equipment of the National Guard were damaged.
On January 9, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov said that Kazakhstan requested the assistance of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) at a critical moment. She clarified that Kazakhstan President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev involved legitimate procedures. “After that, the CSTO partners acted as clearly and coordinated that many Western partners had a question: how quickly?”, Diplomat said.