Russian media: Protesters armed with guns in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, opened fire in the air
[Global Network Report] According to RIA Novosti on the 5th, citing news from the Russian Satellite News Agency, many witnesses said that there were protesters in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, holding automatic rifles.
Video taken by witnesses showed that there were even protesters firing into the air with automatic rifles.
According to a report from the Russian newspaper Izvestia, security personnel in Almaty City exchanged fire with protesters holding weapons.
According to the video released by witnesses, gunshots and screams can be heard on the streets of the city.
The report also said that another video showed that many protesters broke into the arsenal of the Kazakhstan National Security Council in Almaty, and some protesters were carrying weapons.
RIA Novosti reported that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan has urged people not to go out.
According to reports from Kazakh News Agency, Interfax News Agency and other media, people in Almaty, Kazakhstan and other places gathered to protest.
More than 1,000 protesters began to attack the Almaty city government on the 5th.
The police are using sound and light bombs to disperse the protesters.
The website of the Presidential Palace of Kazakhstan announced that a presidential decree signed by President Tokayev on the 5th stated that due to the deterioration of the security situation, in order to ensure public safety and restore law and order, from January 5 to January 19, The Manggistau region and Almaty city of Kazakhstan entered a state of emergency.
Tokayev said in a national television speech on the domestic situation in Kazakhstan on the 5th that illegal protesters will be severely punished.
Author: Zhang Jiangping