The airfield was taken under control on January 7.
The airport of Kazakh Almaty will not work at least until Monday, January 10, after closing due to protests in the country.
This is reported by the Khabar 24 TV channel with reference to the country's authorities.
It is noted that the airfield, which stopped working 6 January, should already earn. However, for unknown reasons, the country's authorities decided to extend the closure.
By the way, the air harbor was closed after protesters seized it a few days earlier. On Friday, January 7, law enforcement officers took control of the airport.
Let us remind you that protests over gas prices continued for several days in a row in Kazakhstan. In some cities, the police brutally detained protesters. The most violent clashes occurred on January 5, when marauders began to operate in the country .
President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev introduced a state of emergency on the territory of the entire country, and also applied to the CSTO with a request for military support. Since January 6, in Kazakhstan from the countries participating in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (OKGB), peacekeeping forces have begun to arrive.
Already on January 7 in the evening, the Kazakh authorities reported about taking control of cities and almost complete restoration of order .