According to the agency, earlier the military on armored personnel carriers and armored vehicles "took the pogromists in the ring in the center of Alma-Ata."

It was also reported about a shootout in the square.

Now, "absolutely all the servicemen have left the scene," the message says.

“At least two rioters remain on the barricades to wave flags.

The military did not leave any cordon.

It is impossible to see what else is happening on the square because of the fog, ”the agency reports on Telegram.

Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev said last night that the protests in the country should be viewed as an act of aggression.

He also reported on the fighting between rioters and airborne units near Alma-Ata.