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Africa-Press – Angola. <\/strong><\/span>At least 164 people have died in Kazakhstan during violent anti-government protests, according to media reports citing health officials.<\/p>\n

If confirmed it would mark a sharp rise from the previous figure of 44 deaths.<\/p>\n

Almost 6,000 people have been arrested, including “a substantial number of foreign nationals”, Kazakhstan’s presidential office said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The demonstrations, triggered by a rise in fuel prices, turned into huge riots as they spread across the country.<\/p>\n

They started on 2 January and grew to reflect discontent at the government and former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who led Kazakhstan for three decades and is still thought to retain significant influence.<\/p>\n

Last week, troops from countries including Russia were sent to Kazakhstan to help restore order.<\/p>\n

The presidential statement added that the situation had stabilised, with troops continuing “cleanup” operations and guarding “strategic facilities”.<\/p>\n

A state of emergency and a nationwide curfew remain in place.<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan: The basics<\/b>
\nWhere is it?<\/b> Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia to the north and China to the east. It is a huge country the size of Western Europe.<\/p>\n

Why does it matter?<\/b> A former Soviet republic which is mainly Muslim with a large Russian minority, it has vast mineral resources, with 3% of global oil reserves and important coal and gas sectors.<\/p>\n

Why is it making the news?<\/b> Fuel riots, which have escalated to become broader protests against the government, have resulted in resignations at the top and a bloody crackdown on protesters.<\/p>\n

In the capital, Nursultan, there are obvious signs that security has been tightened, says the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, with the entrance to the city’s Presidential Palace blocked.<\/p>\n

There is a growing suggestion, our correspondent adds, that the recent violence is linked to a power struggle within Kazakhstan’s ruling elite.<\/p>\n

Some 103 fatalities in the latest violence were reportedly in the main city, Almaty.<\/p>\n

The security forces said they killed rioters in Almaty while trying to restore order and that protesters had tried to take control of police stations in the city.<\/p>\n

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said “20,000 bandits” had attacked Almaty and that he had told security forces to “fire without warning”.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Kazakh authorities said the country’s former intelligence chief Karim Massimov had been arrested on suspicion of treason. They gave no further details.<\/p>\n

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