"The militants are still showing armed resistance," RIA Novosti quoted Babakumarov as saying.
He also noted that some stabilization of the flares was observed.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the situation in Kazakhstan is gradually changing for the better after the riots that took place in the country on January 5 and 6.
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The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, declared that the centers of terrorist attacks in the republic were preserved.