ALMATY - Fresh violence erupted in Kazakhstan's main city of Almaty on Thursday (Jan 6) as Russia sent in paratroopers to put down a countrywide uprising in one of Moscow's closest former Soviet allies. Police in Almaty said they had killed dozens of rioters overnight into the early hours of Thursday morning. Authorities said at least 18 members of the.
Dozens of people, including security forces, have been killed since protests erupted earlier this week. More than 1,000 people have been injured and 400 hospitalized.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says he has ordered security personnel to open fire without warning in event of further disturbances, adding that those .