Armoured personnel carriers and troops move into Almaty’s main square as regional bloc pledges to send ‘peacekeeping forces’ to restore order
Shots have been fired in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, as troops entered its main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government for the third day, witness have reported.
Several armoured personnel carriers and dozens of troops moving on foot arrived on Thursday morning, with shots heard as they approached the crowd, Reuters witnesses said.
