'Don't shoot': Kazakhs abroad call for calm as Russia sends in troops to quell uprising

On Wednesday, Kazakhs in London staged a protest to appeal to foreign forces to desist from shooting protesters in the troubled nation. This comes after Russia sent in troops to control the situation in Kazakhstan.

Kazakh protesters in London have a simple message as Russia sent in paratroopers to quell an uprising after deadly violence spread across the former Soviet republic: "Don't shoot."

Dozens of people have been killed in Almaty, Kazakhstan's biggest city, during the unrest. Reuters journalists on the ground said a presidential residence and the mayor's office had both been set ablaze.