Sunday, 18. December 2011

Police fire on rioters in Kazakhstan, 1 killed


Police opened fire on rioters in a town in the tense southwest of the Kazakhstan, leaving one person dead and 11 wounded, authorities said Sunday.

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.

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