In photos: Dozens reported dead during protests in Kazakhstan as Russian Alliance sends troops
Paratroopers from a Russia-led military alliance began arriving in Kazakhstan on Thursday to restore order after a night of protests in the Central Asian country turned violent, with police reporting that dozens of anti-government demonstrators had been killed and hundreds injured.
Demonstrators clash with law enforcement officers during a protest triggered by fuel price increase in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.INTERIOR MINISTRY OF KAZAKHSTAN/Reuters
A man stands in front of the mayor's office building which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters
Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.MARIYA GORDEYEVA/Reuters
A vehicle that was burned during the protests triggered by fuel price increase is seen on a road in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters
A man rides a bicycle past the Presidential Residence which was stormed by demonstrators during the protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters
A burned car is seen inside the Presidential Residence which was stormed by demonstrators during the protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters
A man walks past a car that was burned during the protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters
A looted shop in central Almaty after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices.ALEXANDER BOGDANOV/AFP/Getty Images
A tractor that was burned during the protests triggered by fuel price increase is seen on a road in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters
Burnt-out cars in a parking area in central Almaty after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices.ALEXANDER BOGDANOV/AFP/Getty Images
This handout image released by the Russian Defence Ministry on January 6, 2021, shows Russian military vehicles waiting for loading to a military cargo plane to depart to Kazakhstan as a peacekeeping force at the Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow.HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images
Handout image released by the Russian Defence Ministry on January 6, 2021 shows Russian paratroopers boarding a military cargo plane to depart to Kazakhstan as a peacekeeping force at the Chkalovsky airport, outside Moscow.HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images
Smoke rises from the city hall building during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan.Yan Blagov/The Associated Press
A burned car is seen in front of the mayor's office building which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan.PAVEL MIKHEYEV/Reuters