At least 164 people have died in the violent riots occurred in the last week in Kazakhstann, as confirmed by local authorities this Sunday.
The Kazakh Ministry of Health announced the data through the coronavirus2020.kz portal shortly following the Russian news agency Sputnik released the figure.
Of the total of 164 deceased, 103 correspond to Almaty, the most populous city the country and the epicenter of the protests. Among them there are two minors old. They are followed by the provinces of Kizilorda, Zhambil and Almaty, with 21, 10 and 8 deaths, respectively.
The Kazakh Government, which has blamed part of the unrest on terrorist elements under foreign influence, has reported more than 4,400 detainees in the framework of the marches and clashes, and has declared a state of emergency in Almaty, one of the epicenters of the confrontations, which began with protests once morest the rise in prices of liquefied gas.
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