* Masked Kazakh riot police have been pictured rounding up 'protesters', shooting on journalists in crackdown
* Former National Security Chief Karim Massimov detained with several other officials on suspicion of treason
* Dozens of people, among them protesters as well as military personnel, have been killed in the violent unrest
* 2,500 Russian paratroopers attached to CSTO were deployed to quell the countrywide uprising on Thursday
* US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken questioned arrival of 'peacekeepers', saying the move was 'not clear'
* Security forces appeared to be in control of the streets of Almaty by early Friday following the Russian arrival
Masked Kazakh police have been pictured rounding up 'protesters' and opening fire on journalists a day after they were given a shoot to kill order and authorities blocked the internet as the Central Asian state faces a countrywide wave of violent unrest.
Dozens have died and public buildings across Kazakhstan have been ransacked and torched in the worst violence experienced by the former Soviet republic in 30 years of independence.
The unrest was fuelled by public anger over the country's former ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev and his family amassing a huge fortune, and over a hike in gas prices.
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Unrest In Kazakhstan -- News Updates January 8, 2021
Live Updates: Heavy Clashes Reported in Almaty Suburb, Along Bishkek-Bound Highway -- Sputnik
Putin and Kazakhstan leader Tokayev discuss steps 'to restore order' -- France 24
Putin spoke by phone with CSTO counterparts on Kazakhstan - Kremlin -- TASS
Bandits in Kazakhstan Prepared for Mass Rallies, Had Foreign Backing, CIS Executive Committee Says -- Sputnik
Kazakhstan riots aim to undermine its integrity, Russian envoy says -- TASS Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest -- AP
Kazakhstan's President orders troops to fire on 'terrorists' without warning as unrest continues -- ABC News Australia
Kazakh president gives shoot-to-kill order to quell protests -- Al Jazeera
Thousands Detained Amid Kazakhstan Unrest; Former Security Chief Detained On Suspicion Of 'Treason' -- RFE
Kazakh leader offers explanation for crisis -- RT
Tokayev announces national mourning in Kazakhstan on January 10 -- TASS
2 comments:
This is "very" fertile ground for Islamists!
3:32: Yep. And so far the Russkies aren't exactly doing themselves a service in this regard.
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