Police fire on rioters in Kazakhstan, 1 killed

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December 18, 2011 4:11 AM

MOSCOW — Authorities in Kazakhstan say police have opened fire on rioters in a town in the tense southwest of the country, leaving one person dead and 11 wounded.

A statement from the prosecutor-general’s office said the violence occurred Saturday in Shetpe, in the same region as the city of Zhanaozen where 11 people died in a clash with police on Friday.

The statement said about 300 demostrators supporting the Zhanaozen victims blocked railroad traffic for several hours and after police tried to force them away, a group pf about 50 set a locomotive on fire, then moved into the town where they broke windows and set the municipal Christmas tree ablaze. The statement did not specify at what point police opened fire. read more…

Zhanaozen has been the site of a monthslong strike by oil workers.

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~ par Alain Bertho sur 18 décembre 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, бунт, riots