And about. Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Turgumbayev said that the situation in all regions where the riots took place is stabilized. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic.
"Currently, the counter-terrorist operation continues to restore law and order in the country," Turgumbayev said.
He added that the work of communal facilities and life support systems is currently being restored.
Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan announced the arrival of 20 thousand militants in the country.
On January 2, mass protests began in Kazakhstan. This happened after the government decided to raise gas prices from 60 to 120 tenge. The protests quickly escalated into riots and clashes with the police.
On January 4, the government commission announced its decision to reduce the gas price to 50 tenge. On the night of January 5, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev announced the introduction of 180-day state regulation of prices for fuel and food in the country.
According to the latest data, the number of detained participants in the riots in Kazakhstan increased to 5.1 thousand people.
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