Russia-led troops to be sent to Kazakhstan as president calls protesters ‘terrorists’

The presidential residence and mayor’s office in Almaty were set on fire, according to reports

The demonstrations started on Sunday over the near-doubling of prices for a type of liquid petroleum gas widely used as fuel for vehicles, but demands and concerns have since reflected the wider political and economic discontent among people in the oil-rich country.

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