Kazakhstan Detains Almost 10,000 After Fuel Hike Protests
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Protests In Kazakhstan: The oil-rich former Soviet republic says government buildings were attacked in several major cities after peaceful protests turned violent
Security forces in Kazakhstan have detained 9,900 people regarding last week's unrest, the interior ministry of the central Asian nation said on Tuesday.
The news comes as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who called the violence a coup attempt, is set to nominate a new prime minister in an address to parliament later in the day.
The oil-rich former Soviet republic says government buildings were attacked in several major cities after initially peaceful protests against hikes in the price of car fuel turned violent.
Tokayev has said Islamist terrorists from regional nations and Afghanistan, as well as the Middle East, were among the attackers.
