A policeman was wounded during the clashes.
In the central part of Almaty on Wednesday, protesters began to clash with the police. The police began to use special means against them. Flash-noise grenades explode.
This was reported by the correspondent of the Interfax-Kazakhstan agency from the scene.
According to him, a policeman was injured during the clashes. “A police officer is lying on a stretcher, holding a gas mask in his hands. Eyes are closed, but as if conscious, moving his lips,” the journalist said.
Eyewitnesses say that about a dozen military trucks drove from Shevchenko Street towards Baytursinov. They bring boxes with flash-noise grenades.
The commandant's office of Almaty reported that an operation to ensure law and order is underway in the city center, and residents of the city are asked to refrain from walking.
“In connection with the continuation of the operation on ensuring law and order and combating extremism, we ask car owners to plan their routes to bypass Tole Bi street, Rayimbek and Abay avenues, as well as the city center, “the commandant's office said in a statement.
Earlier, Akim of Almaty Bakitzhan Sagintayev said that the situation in the city was taken under control while the instigators of the riots were found and detained. Meanwhile, social media users are disseminating photos and videos about the ongoing mass protests in the city.
Recall that on January 5, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev, approved the resignation of the country's government amid massive protests over gas prices. The duties of the prime minister will be temporarily performed by Alikhan Smailov, the first deputy head of the government. At the same time, other officials “will continue to fulfill their duties until the approval of the new government.” p>
For three days in a row, protests continued in Kazakhstan over gas prices. In some cities, the police brutally detained protesters. On Tuesday, protesters clashed with law enforcement officers in Almaty, during which police cars were on fire and shots were fired.
