Kazakh Protesters Storm & Torch Government Buildings, Shots Fired, After Cabinet Resigns

[pdxjimbo]

Despite an attempt to impose a strict curfew on Kazakhstan's largest city overnight and a 'state of emergency' across all locales hit by unrest, protesters are reportedly storming government buildings in Almaty, as chaos continues on the streets amid clashes with police, now in the fourth day of angry crowds raging against a dramatic hike in gas prices after government-imposed caps were lifted on liquefied petroleum gas on Saturday, which meant prices at the pump immediately more than doubled and tripled in some places.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has accepted the resignation of the government in the one-party state. "Tokayev said on Wednesday morning that he had accepted the resignation of the cabinet led by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, and ordered the acting cabinet to reinstate price controls on Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)," Al Jazeera reports. There were reports of gunfire heard in Almaty throughout the night and into the morning, and emerging unconfirmed reports of casualties from protests in various cities and towns.

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[Mikej]

Here in America the senile pervert administration will see to it gas prices rise up to that point slower. Under the pretense of stopping climate change. Our cars will have batteries. The zombies will cheer.

 

[Cavedweller]

Meanwhile, US media are focused on year-old events. Seems like the more news outlets there are, the less world news we get.

 

[clanhanson]

King in the castle, king in the castle

 

[ma96782]

Russian troops arrive in Kazakhstan to quell unrest as police say officer beheaded

Dozens of police and civilians have reportedly died in violent clashes

news.yahoo.com

Kazakh police said they had "eliminated" dozens of protesters who allegedly tried to storm their offices overnight, while 18 police officers have died in the disturbances so far, with one found beheaded, according to the interior ministry.

Why not a Politician?

OMG!?!? Shades of Jan 6th?

Nah.....Amerikans are in the minor league here.

Aloha, Mark