History Protests in Kazakhstan over rising gas prices
For several days, armed clashes between security agents and demonstrators have continued in the cities of Kazakhstan. In Almaty, administrative buildings and police services are attacked and residents hardly ever leave their homes. For several days, armed clashes between security officials and demonstrators have continued in Kazakhstan. Administrative buildings and police departments are under attack and law enforcement has launched an anti-terrorist operation. For security reasons, authorities urged civilians not to leave their homes. Journalist Sergey Kozlov , AiF-Kazakhstan, recounted how the last night went in Almaty and what the situation is in the city now.
“ The night of January 6-7 unfolded quite alarmingly, at least in central Almaty. In the south, in the Novaya Ploshchad region, where the city administration is located, gunshots were heard. And she kept getting closer to the city center. And there were separate explosions. What was it & ndash; stun grenades or just grenades are difficult to define. Since there were no security forces on the street, there are still none – the city center is at the mercy of elements who can do what they want. The stores are still closed. The first half of the day passed more or less calmly. Some passers-by walk the streets even with children. Motor vehicles circulate freely. Small, separate stores sell food. People are sweeping everything off the shelves because big supermarkets and retail chains are closed, '' the reporter said.
He noted that the atmosphere in the city is very disturbing. & Nbsp;
“ Disturbing news comes from Nur-Sultan. Everyone catches them, everyone passes them in anticipation of what, no one can guess. At night there was a battle in the area of the TV tower. According to eyewitnesses, there was a lot of shooting, explosions and apparently the militants attempted to take over the TV tower. For what purpose, it is difficult to guess. According to official reports, the New Square has been cleaned up. But nevertheless, the Mir television company a group of militants have barricaded themselves, and the operation to eliminate them continues. In general, the situation, at least in Alma-Ata, has not changed. Yesterday evening, there was an assault on the ROVD building. The downtown police seem to have repelled this assault. And the ROVD, according to eyewitness descriptions, even has dead bodies. But, I repeat, this operation is not confirmed. It must be confirmed personally. Most city dwellers are afraid to go out. And the city was absolutely dark, darkened, like before the bombardment. And we watched with concern what was going on, wherever possible, and exchanged disturbing news, '' Kozlov explained.
The reporter said there was light in the houses and the water supply was also working. The price of bread has increased more than 1.5 times in some places, 2-3 times in some places. “ And there is not enough bread in some areas. And, I repeat, they sweep everything off the shelves. Small bakeries are operating. I can't say anything about the big factories. Private bakeries try to supply the small shops in the center. I'm only talking about downtown. They try to stock up on food, and especially bread. All communications are working. There are no electronic payments, there is no internet. The city's communication works. There are interruptions in cellular communication, but of short duration. Helping each other out in this situation is quite problematic. Help each other to exchange only some information, '' the reporter commented on the situation in the city.
“ Now the cellular connection is working. Those who have landlines are now actively using them. There's hardly any news on the radio, streaming music, figuratively speaking, from Swan Lake. are broadcasting, but there is no more news. It operates 24 hours a day. We have over 10 FM radio stations in Alma-Ata. And only 1-2 stations broadcast information. We have two government newspapers. This is & # 39; Kazakhstanskaya Pravda & # 39; in Russian and independent Kazakhstan in Kazakh. Yesterday “ Kazakhstanskaya Pravda '' I managed to transfer my documents while there was internet, and this issue of Kazakhstanskaya Pravda came out yesterday. Unfortunately, independent Kazakhstan did not have time. And the issue of Independent Kazakhstan, the main Kazakh-language government newspaper, did not come out.
There is a TV program called Khabar 24 which is now mostly watched. There are a few private channels that broadcast, but mainly broadcast government news. Separate reporting plots are displayed there. In particular, there was a story about how protesters robbed gun stores. According to preliminary data, 6 gun stores in Alma-Ata were looted. All the guns and cartridges inside were taken out by people absolutely incomprehensible. First, people wearing camouflage helmets, apparently security officials, who did not show any documents. And then the characters came after them in cars and took out all these guns. & Nbsp;
As I said earlier an ATM was sawn off on Dzhambul-Khan Street. They sawed it for about 4 hours. That says a lot. Those who did this had absolutely no fear that the security forces would come and someone would tell them it was wrong to do this. So parts of that sawn-off ATM have become a tourist attraction, and passers-by are actively photographing it, filming a video, someone is laughing, “he said. & Nbsp;
