Gunfire heard during protests in Kazakhstan's biggest city – video

Footage taken on the streets of Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, appears to show guns being fired as unrest continues. Initially angered by a fuel price rise, protesters have been storming buildings and chanting against President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev. State buildings have been torched and eight security personnel reported dead in the demonstrations. The internet was shut down and peacekeepers from a Russian-led alliance of former Soviet states will be sent to Kazakhstan to help stabilise the country

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