Kazakhstan arrests ex-security chief as it cracks down on protests

ALMATY: Kazakhstan's former intelligence chief has been arrested on suspicion of treason, the state security agency said on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic cracks down on a wave of unrest and starts to assign blame.The detention of Karim Massimov was announced by the National Security Committee which he himself headed until he was fired by President...

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