Mass disorders in Kazakhstan, victims reported (video)
The riots started in the city of Zhanaozen in the west of the country. Oil workers went for a strike there.
According to the Russian web-site socialistworld.ru, more than 3000 people gathered in the central square of the city for a demonstration. They demanded to improve social and economic condition of oil workers.
A police van ran into the crowd during the demonstration. The demonstratnts got furious, turned the car upside down and burnt it. They also burnt a police bus and the yourt installed in the square "to mark the holiday". The police opened the fire by battle guns. More than 50 oil workers were killed.
Internal troops arrive to the city and to the square. Mass actions of solidarity protests started in Berlin, the USA, Moscow and a series of other countries.
Leader of the opposition party "Atameken" Yerzhan Dasmukhamedov has informed that 5 people were killed in the city and 30 were injured.
"Fergana" news agency reports that the communication with the city has been blocked. The information about introduction of troops has been confirmed.
Photo — АР
