Kazakhstan Detains Almost 10,000 Over Deadly Unrest

Kazakhstan Detains Almost 10,000 Over Deadly Unrest
Riot police officers patrol in a street in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Jan. 5, 2022. Abduaziz Madyarov/AFP via Getty Images
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Security forces in Kazakhstan have detained 9,900 people regarding last week’s unrest, the interior ministry of the central Asian nation said on Tuesday.

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who called the violence a coup attempt, nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday, and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on state television.