One killed in Kazakhstan protest

One person was killed and 11 wounded when police fired on rioters in a town in the tense south-west of Kazakhstan.

One person was killed and 11 wounded when police fired on rioters in a town in the tense south-west of Kazakhstan.

The Prosecutor General’s office said the violence happened in the town of Shetpe, in the same region as the city of Zhanaozen where 13 people died in a clash with police on Friday.

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