Police in Kazakhstan: dozens of protesters “eliminated”

Clashes between law enforcement and protesters erupted in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, with police saying dozens of protesters had been “eliminated.” Reuters reported.

Several armored personnel carriers and dozens of soldiers entered Almaty’s main square on Thursday morning. where hundreds of people are protesting against the government for another day, agency correspondents said at the scene.

According to them, as the military approached the crowd shots were heard, but then the situation calmed down.

Protests in Kazakhstan on Tuesday and Wednesday, initially caused by rising fuel prices, eight police and National Guard soldiers were killed. This prompted Kazakh President Kasim-Jomart Tokayev to turn to the Russian-led security alliance for help, who offered to send peacekeepers.

State television reported on Thursday that the National Bank of Kazakhstan has made a decision to stop the work of banks in the country in view of the safety of their employees. In much of the state no internet connection.