emerging from other parts of the country. protesters attempted to storm country. protesters attempted to storm the country. protesters attempted to storm the main government building, and the storm the main government building, and the police responded with the water and the police responded with the water cannons. that is in quite freezing water cannons. that is in quite freezing temperatures. also, there is in some freezing temperatures. also, there is in some footage on social media which is in some footage on social media which showed some of the military being which showed some of the military being taken hostage by the protesters, so it s all turning guite protesters, so it s all turning quite violent. kazhakstan is in central asia. it shares a border with russia and with china, and it s a vast country about the size of western europe. 19 million people live there. kazakhstan was ruled for almost a0 years by this man, nursultan nazarbayev. he stood down in 2019