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As promised, I checked to see if Nelson’s Column was boarded up. This photo was taken around 2:30.
11:38 AM · Jan 5, 2022
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Kazakhstan unrest: Internet cut amid fuel protests
Thousands of protesters gathered in Almaty, the country's biggest city.
Internet access has been cut in Kazakhstan amid mass protests sparked by rising fuel prices.
Anti-government protesters in the main city, Almaty, stormed the mayor's office on Wednesday. Part of the building appeared to be on fire.
Protests have also erupted in several other cities, with security forces using tear gas and stun grenades.
The president has promised a tough response, calling the protests a "black period" in the country's history.
"As president, I am obliged to protect the safety and peace of our citizens, to worry about the integrity of Kazakhstan," Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in a TV address. He called the protesters "plotters" who were "financially motivated".
Internet services in the country have been disrupted since Tuesday. By Wednesday, internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported that Kazakhstan was "in the midst of a nation-scale internet blackout".
It came as thousands of people took to the streets, despite a state of emergency in the capital Nur-Sultan, in Almaty, and in the western province of Mangistau.
In Almaty, protesters gathered at the mayor's office before eventually storming it. Videos on social media showed a plume of smoke rising from the building, while gunfire could also be heard.
The city's police chief, Kanat Taimerdenov, said "extremists and radicals" had attacked 500 civilians and ransacked hundreds of businesses.
Water cannon was used against protesters in the western city of Aktobe. There are reports that security forces have sided with protesters in some places.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59876093