Russia and the CIS (bbabo.net) - In the city of Almaty, where a state of emergency was declared and a curfew was imposed by the decree of President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, protesters are storming the city akimat (mayor's office) these minutes. The security forces defend themselves from the attackers with flashbang grenades. A fire started in the building. This is reported on vatsap and instagram by residents of Almaty, observing riots on the streets of the city.

In conditions of Internet blocking, information received by telephone differs from official messages on state television channels. So, in particular, informing about the events in the Mangistay region, where a curfew was also introduced, the media reported on the appeal of the head of the regional department, Zhanarbek Baktybaev, to the protesters with an appeal not to succumb to provocations and not to commit offenses. At the same time, the protesters received reports that the head of the Department of Internal Affairs, Zh. Baktybaev, appointed by the commandant, and the local police went over to their side, and the regional akimat building was taken under the control of the rally participants.

Meanwhile, new cities of Kazakhstan and regional centers are joining the protest.

President Tokayev, together with the resignation of the government, dismissed the nephew of the ex-President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev Samatha Abish from the post of the first deputy chairman of the KNB of the republic. It is reported that according to the Flightradar service, about ten planes belonging to large businessmen flew from Nur-Sultan and Almaty to Europe.

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