Protesters occupied it airport of Almaty, its largest city Kazakhstan, Reuters reported on Wednesday night. All flights to and from it have been temporarily suspended as well the unrest in the country continues, on the occasion of the increase in the price of fuel since the beginning of the year.
Kuwait’s low-cost airline Jazeera Airways was the first to announce that it was suspending flights to and from Almaty due to the situation in the region.
In the same city, the financial capital of Kazakhstan, the crowd occupied government buildings. After conflicts with protesters, police officers seem to have left the streets of Almaty. A resident who spoke to Reuters after mingling with the protesters said most of them appeared to come from poor suburbs or neighboring villages and towns.
According to Reuters and AFP telegrams, quoted by APE BPE, in the central square some people were distributing vodka and discussing whether they should go to the market the to the affluent suburbs to loot the area. “There is anarchy on the street. “The police are nowhere to be seen,” said the resident.
It is noted that the Internet and mobile phones do not operate today in the country, according to the same sources.
The President of Kazakhstan Kasim Zomart Tokayev For his part, he warned earlier today that he would respond “with the utmost cruelty” to the demonstrations and spoke of “massive attacks” against the forces of order and “dead and wounded»Among the police.
Videos posted on the internet show protesters shouting slogans under a giant statue of the former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, which they have tied with ropes, trying to demolish it.
Earlier, via Instagram, a Kazakh blogger showed her live fire in the office of the mayor of Almaty, while in the background could be heard shots.
Other videos show her offices burning prosecution.
Occupation of the town hall
The protest movement started on Sunday from a provincial town on the occasion of the increase in the price of LPG and extended to Almaty on Tuesday night to Wednesday.
AFP reporters reported seeing police firing tear gas and flash bombs to disperse a crowd of 5,000 people.
“Government resign” and “The old man is out” (s.s. Nursultan Nazarbayev), shouted the gathered people.
This afternoon, thousands of people took over town hall city’s. Men wearing police uniforms were seen to take off their shields and helmets and embrace the protesters. “They passed by us,” shouted a woman.
Resignation of government
In an effort to calm the spirits of the president Tokagef accepted the resignation of the government and declared in state of emergency throughout the country, including the capital Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana).
It was forbidden also the traffic from 23.00 to 7 in the morning.
Tokayev also took charge of the powerful Security Council in the position of Nazarbayev who, at the age of 81, although he resigned from the presidency in 2019, continues to exert significant influence on the political affairs of the country.
Tokayev had earlier ousted him nephew of Nazarbayev from his position as second in its hierarchy State Security Committee, successor of the Soviet KGB.
Russia, for which Kazakhstan is a very important economic partner, called for a solution to the crisis through dialogue and not “with riots in the street”, according to the same, always, sources.
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