Over 160 Dead, Russia-Led Troops: Here's Why Kazakhstan Is On The Boil
NDTV
Kazakhstan Unrest: A government-run information portal on Sunday said that 164 people had been killed in the riots, including 103 in the largest city Almaty, which saw some of the fiercest clashes between protesters and security forces.
More than 160 people were reported Sunday to have died in several days of unrest in Kazakhstan and almost 6,000 have been arrested after riots in Central Asia's largest country.
The energy-rich nation of 19 million people has been rocked by a week of upheaval, with a number of foreigners detained over the unrest.
A government-run information portal on Sunday said that 164 people had been killed in the riots, including 103 in the largest city Almaty, which saw some of the fiercest clashes between protesters and security forces.
The new figures -- which have not been independently verified -- would mark a drastic increase in the death toll.
