Riot constabulary locomotion to artifact demonstrators during a protestation successful Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied state person clashed with constabulary successful Kazakhstan's largest metropolis and held protests successful astir a twelve different cities successful the country. (AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov) (Vladimir Tretyakov, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

MOSCOW – A constabulary authoritative successful Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis said Thursday that dozens of radical were killed successful attacks connected authorities buildings.

Police spokeswoman Saltanat Azirbek said Thursday that determination were attempts to tempest buildings successful Almaty during the nighttime and “dozens of attackers were liquidated.” She spoke connected authorities quality transmission Khabar-24. The reported attempts to tempest the buildings came aft wide unrest successful the metropolis connected Wednesday, including seizure of the mayor’s building, which was acceptable connected fire.

Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst thoroughfare protests the state has seen since gaining independency 3 decades ago. Government buildings person been acceptable ablaze and astatine slightest 8 instrumentality enforcement officers besides person been killed.

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