Canadian outlet, Global News, published this video item, entitled “Kazakhstan crisis: Marks of violence still visible on Almaty streets after mass unrest” – below is their description.
Burnt-out vehicles and buildings paid testament to days of violence in Almaty on Sunday. Kazakhstan’s authorities said the situation was stabilizing after the worst political unrest in its 30 years of independence.
Smashed windows, gutted cash machines and torched buildings bore witness to the destruction. Dmitriy Shishkin, a spokesperson for one of the city’s supermarket chains, said 15 of its 68 stores had been looted.
“They arrived in cars with no number plates at night, they destroyed everything,” said Yerkin Zhumabekov, a mall manager.
Demonstrations began a week ago against a fuel price rise before exploding into a wider protest against the government. Thousands have been detained.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued shoot-to-kill orders to end the unrest, which he has blamed on bandits and terrorists.
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Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan, and was until 1997 it’s capital.
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