Kazakhstan declares emergency in unrest-hit cities

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 06, 2022 12:44 am

ALMATY: Kazakhstan's president imposed states of emergency in the largest city of Almaty and in an oil-rich western region Wednesday after unprecedented protests that began over a regional energy price hike engulfed other parts of the vast ex-Soviet country.

The southeastern city of Almaty, Kazakhstan's financial capital, was in chaos from late on Tuesday as police fired tear gas and stun grenades to quell unrest that began in the west of the country over a spike in local prices for Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG).

Protesters attend a rally in the southeastern city of Almaty, Kazakhstan's financial capital, on January 4, 2022, over a spike in local prices for liquified petroleum gas Abduaziz MADYAROV AFP

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