Kazakhstan curfew on oil town Zhanaozen after fatal clashes - BBC News

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A state of emergency has been declared in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 10 dead.

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The state of emergency will last until 5 January to "ensure public safety, rebuilding law and order, and defending citizens' rights and freedoms," said a decree on President Nursultan Nazarbayev's official website. So far, 70 people suspected of taking part in the disturbances have been detained, the prosecutor-general's office told a news conference.

Kazakhstan curfew on oil town Zhanaozen after fatal clashes - BBC News

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