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Servicemen of airborne divisions guard Police department in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Protests sparked by rising fuel prices, started in the towns of Zhanaozen and Aktau in western Kazakhstan on January 2 and spread rapidly across the country. On January 5, President Tokayev dismissed the government and declared a 2-week state of emergency in the Mangistau and Almaty regions, as well as in the cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan.
Categories: | Unrest, Conflicts & War, Social Issues |
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Feature: | Kazakhstan Protests Aftermath |
Location: | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Event date: | 14.01.2022 |
Import date: | 14.01.2022 |
Author: | Vasily Krestyaninov |
Keywords: | armoured vehicle, tank, stop, officer, soldier |
Source: | Sputnik |
Credit: | Sputnik |
Original: | Digital |
Content language: | Russian |
Job-ID: | b61c848bc78db708 |