Police arrests more than 4000 demonstrators in Kazakhstan

During the raid in the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, police detained more than 4,000 demonstrators. The information about it is spread by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country.

According to them, 18 law enforcers and 26 activists were killed during the confrontation. Earlier, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that from now on the armed forces have the right to open fire on "terrorists" without warning.

For the record, the Kazakh authorities on January 4 announced a significant increase in the price of liquefied natural gas, which was followed by protests in the country. Kazakh President Tokayev has signed a decision to dismiss the government following a series of large-scale demonstrations. Despite this, the protests in the country have not stopped.