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Kazakh police clash with protesters over 100% gas price hike

By Associated Press

Jan. 4, 2022

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Protesters try to speak to riot police as they gather in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. Local news reports said police dispersed a demonstration of about a thousand people Tuesday night in Almaty and that some demonstrators were detained.
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Riot police block protesters as they gather in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Riot police take their position to stop protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Riot police gather to block protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Riot police stand ready to block protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Protesters are lit by their smartphones as they gather in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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A police car is on fire as riot police prepare to stop protesters in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Demonstrators try to block a police bus during a protest in the center of Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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