Uneasy calm returns to Kazakhstan after days of violence
12 January 2022 |
8:59 am
Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, is reported to be calm but tense after the worst violence in decades. The Interior Ministry has said more than 5,000 people were arrested. The death toll from the unrest remains unclear.
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