at the protestors, but the crowds refused to disperse. more than 200 people have been arrested since the unrest began. the white house has urged calm and restraint. here s our central asia correspondent, rayhan demetrie. the internet is down in almaty, but some users have managed to connect using vpn. i ve seen some live footage which showed the main administrative building in the city of almaty being set ablaze. it also sounded like there was gunfire tht was used, it also sounded like there was gunfire that was used, but that is not confirmed. it sjustjudging by the live pictures. similar pictures are emerging from other parts of the country.