us members of congress have held a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack. president biden said the rioters held a dagger to the throat of american democracy and accused them of acting after donald trump spun a web of lies. russian soldiers have arrived in kazakhstan to help crush a wave of anti government protests that began over rising fuel prices. they were sent after an appeal for help from kazakhstan s president. reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the men s tennis world number one, novak djokovic, remains under detention in a hotel in melbourne after his visa was revoked in a row over covid precautions. his treatment has drawn criticism from the serbian government, as well as his family, who have called him the victim of a political witch hunt. now on bbc news, it s time for our world.
the roots of the protest movement go deep into the corrupt authoritarian system. and the turmoil continues. the armyjoined riot police to disperse the crowd. the number of casualties is rising. at night, the standoff 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 authoritites have appealed to russia led regional security organisation csto to send troops to restore order.
this is bbc news, the headlines: us members of congress have held a vigil on the steps of the capitol building, to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. president biden said the rioters held a dug into the throat of american democracy and accused them of acting after donald trump spread a web of lies. russian soldiers have arrived in kazakhstan to help crush a of anti government protests which began over rising fuel prices. they were sent after an appealfrom rising fuel prices. they were sent after an appeal from help by kazakhstan s president. reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the men s tennis world number one, novak djokovic, remains under detention in a hotel in melbourne after his visa was revoked in a row whether covid precautions. his treatment has drawn criticism from the serbian government, as well as his family, who have called him the victim of a political witch hunt.
during the attack. 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. you can hear the sound of shooting and explosions. the family of tennis star novak djokovic says he s been subjected to humiliating treatment in australia, as he s held in quarantine, fighting deportation from the country. and the award winning american film maker, peter bogdanovich, has died at the age of 82. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us. president biden has accused
russian forces have arrived in kazakhstan following an appeal for help from the country s president. there s a total internet and mobile phone blackout in the country, which has been rocked by violent clashes and protests. they started when fuel prices went up sharply but have widened to include other political grievances. the government has restored a price cap on some fuels but the situation is still tense. from kazakhstan s largest city almaty our correspondent abdujilal abdurasulov sent this report. 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.