this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: # sweet [and of liberty. us politicians hold a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. russian soldiers arrive in kazakhstan to help crush anti government protests. reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the clashes are taking place just a few hundred metres away from where i m standing now. you can hear the sound
are also majorfactors. there ve been more violent clashes between security forces and anti government protesters in kazakhstan s largest city, almaty, which have continued into the night. it isn t clear how many demonstrators have been killed or injured in the latest disturbances. but government officials say 18 members of the security forces have died and more than 2,000 people have been detained. russian troops have arrived in the country after a request for help from kazakhstan s president. 0ur correspondent, abdujalil abdurasulov, sent this report from almaty. this is the aftermath of the mass unrest violent clashes between riot police and protesters turned what used to be almaty s bustling square into a war zone. sparked by a hike of fuel prices, the roots of the protest movement go deep into the corrupt authoritarian system.
this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. # sweet land of liberty. us politicians hold a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. russian soldiers arrive in kazakhstan to help crush anti government protests. reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the clashes are taking place just a few hundred metres away from where i am standing now.
is rising. at night, the stand off grows particularly violent. stun grenades, rubber bullets and reportedly live rounds have been used to crack down on the protest. the clashes are taking place just a few hundred metres away from where i m standing now. you can hear the sound of shooting and explosions, and judging by that sound, a real battle is going on the main square of almaty. we saw several armoured personnel carriers moving towards the square where a small group of protesters had gathered. in response to the violence, the kazakh authorities have appealed to russia led regional security organisation, csto, to send troops to restore order. according to kazakhstan s president, the country is facing an external aggression. translation: given that these terrorist gangs - are international and have received extensive training abroad, their attack on kazakhstan
this is bbc news. i m lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: # sweet land of liberty. us politicians hold a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. the former president of the united states of america has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election. russian soldiers arrive in kazakhstan to help crush anti government protests. reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the clashes are taking place just a few hundred metres away from where i m standing now. you can hear the sound of shooting and explosions.