Eight police and national guard troops dead, 317 injured during unrest in Kazakhstan
Earlier, President Tokayev promised 'maximum toughness' amid the worst unrest for more than a decade
Kazakh law enforcement officers block a street during a protest triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 5, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
MOSCOW:
Eight police and national guard troops have been killed and 317 were injured during unrest in several regions of Kazakhstan, Sputnik news agency reported on Wednesday, quoting the interior ministry.
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Earlier Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he had taken over as head of the country's Security Council and promised to act with "maximum toughness" amid the worst unrest for more than a decade in the Central Asian republic.