٠٠:٠١:٢٥The restoration of the administrative building damaged during the protests, began in Almaty, as seen in footage recorded on Thursday.
Construction workers have been cleaning the premises of the administrative building, after a fire erupted during protests.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after anti-government rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre since January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people were been injured during the unrest, and almost 400 were hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously said that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.
Kazakhstan: Repair works of Almaty mayor's building damaged in protests begins
The restoration of the administrative building damaged during the protests, began in Almaty, as seen in footage recorded on Thursday.
Construction workers have been cleaning the premises of the administrative building, after a fire erupted during protests.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after anti-government rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre since January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people were been injured during the unrest, and almost 400 were hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously said that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.
The restoration of the administrative building damaged during the protests, began in Almaty, as seen in footage recorded on Thursday.
Construction workers have been cleaning the premises of the administrative building, after a fire erupted during protests.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after anti-government rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre since January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people were been injured during the unrest, and almost 400 were hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by the country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously said that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.