Security forces appeared to be in control of the streets of Kazakhstan’s main city Almaty on Friday morning and the president claimed constitutional order had mostly been restored.
Summary
- Fresh gunshots could be heard in the morning near the city’s central square, where troops and protesters had battled through much of the previous day.
- Kazakh service members stand guard in a square following the protests triggered by fuel price increase in central Almaty, Kazakhstan January 7, 2022.
- Kazakhstan today vowed to continue ’liquidating’ protesters until they are ‘completely eliminated’ following days of unrest.
- French President Emmanuel Macron said he was concerned about the situation in Kazakhstan, adding he would continue to monitor developments in the former Soviet country.
- Western countries have called for restraint on all sides, with US State Department spokesman Ned Price warning Russian troops in Kazakhstan against taking control of the country’s institutions.