[Link] State of emergency declared in Kazakh capital as protests escalate

Read: 5/1/2022 www.abc.net.au

Protesters in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, have stormed the presidential residence and mayor's office and set both buildings on fire, according to news reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in LPG prices in the Central Asian nation escalated sharply.

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