Gun battles in Kazakh city after govt begins ‘counter-terrorist’ op – reports

Eight police and military killed, over 300 injured in Wednesday’s violence so far, the Kazakh interior ministry says

Reports and videos of intense gunfire are coming from the streets of Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. This is after the government launched a “counter-terrorist” operation, blaming foreign-trained groups for chaos in the city.

Security forces have entered the Kazakh city hoarded together, as eyewitnesses and social media video show 'LIVE' gun fire and fighting pic.twitter.com/m6M3zJuiD7