Nur-Sultan. January 10th. INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN - Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Yerlan Karin is confident that such a cynical scenario of what happened in the republic can be unleashed against any other country.
"(What happened in Kazakhstan - IF-K) does not fit the classification of "mass riots". (...) Even I, dealing with the problems of terrorism, probably have difficulty remembering that several groups could attack cities like this, purposefully trying to seize communications facilities, buildings and law enforcement agencies. This is really a new phenomenon," Karin said on the state TV channel.
"We need to understand that we have entered a certain new period when such a rather cynical scenario can be unleashed against any other country, the main purpose of which is to destroy the integrity of the state," he added.
The situation in Kazakhstan worsened on January 2, when rallies against a sharp increase in prices for liquefied gas began in Zhanaozen (a city in the Mangystau region, in the west of the country). Then they escalated into mass protests across the country with economic and political demands. On January 4 and 5, protesters clashed with security forces in Almaty. There are dead and injured. On the morning of January 5, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed the government. A state of emergency has been introduced in the country.
