council, i intend to act as tough as possible. this is the question of the safety of our citizens who make numerous requests to me to protect the lives in the lives of their families. the situation has developed very quickly since the protests began on the 1st january in the west of kazakhstan. they started in the west. here s our central asia correspondent, rayhan demetrie. the internet is down, but some users have managed to connect using vpn. i hear some have managed to connect using vpn. i hear some live footage which showed the main hear some live footage which showed the main building in the city being set ablaze. it also sounded like there set ablaze. it also sounded like there was set ablaze. it also sounded like there was gunfire used, but that is not confirmed. it sjustjudging by large not confirmed. it sjustjudging by large pictures. similar pictures are emerging large pictures. similar pictures are emerging from other parts of the country
very quickly since the protests began on the 1st january in the west of kazakhstan. 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 used, but that is not confirmed. it sjustjudging by social media pictures. similar pictures are emerging from other parts of the country. protesters attempted to storm the main government building, and the police responded with the water cannons. that is in quite freezing temperatures. also, there was some footage on social media which showed some of the military being taken hostage by the protesters, so it s all turning quite violent.