Nur-Sultan Kazakhstan January 8, ANI Sputnik The unrest in the Atyrau region in Kazakhstan resulted in one person dead and 49 injured, including 36 police officers, the national TV channel Khabar 24 reported on Saturday.
The victims were taken to hospitals with various injuries. All social facilities in the region are normally operating, the response center continues to work, roadblocks have been installed on the main roads of the city, and security of strategic facilities has been strengthened.
In Kazakhstan, the people have protested since January 1 due to a twofold increase in gas prices. Despite the government's attempts to manage the situation and promise to reduce prices, peaceful protests turned into clashes with law enforcement officers in several regions of the republic, including in the city of Almaty. The country-wide state of emergency was declared by the government after an internet blackout and a country-wide state of emergency.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev asked for the CSTO's assistance in resolving the issue. The first contingent of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces arrived in Kazakhstan on Thursday to help bring the situation under control.