164 dead, nearly 6,000 arrested in violent riots in Kazakhstan
More than 150 people have been killed and nearly 6,000 arrested in Kazakhstan after violence erupted in the country, media reports quoted the health ministry as saying on Sunday. The largest in Central Asia. This is according to the release by AFP on Sunday, January 9, 2022.
The energy-rich country of more than 19 million people was rocked by a week of unrest, with some foreigners detained for rioting.
Rising fuel prices have sparked unrest in the country's western provinces but quickly spread to major cities, including the economic center of Almaty, where riots erupted. The police fired ammunition.
