Machine gun patrols, barricades and broken ATM machines. Report from Almaty
Anarchy reigns in the largest city of Kazakhstan. Shooting still sounds in the center, corpses lie in the square and in the streets, communication practically does not work. How the city lives – in the report of the RBC correspondent from Alma-Ata
In Alma-Ata, even after the start of the anti-terrorist operation and the introduction of peacekeeping troops, anarchy continues to reign, there are no authorities, the rule in the city is, in fact, one & mdash; do not approach the Republic Square near the akimat, from where shooting is constantly heard, sometimes in bursts.
The white building of the akimat now looks like a black monolith: it has completely burnt out & mdash; from the ground floor to the roof. On the square in front of him, military men with machine guns are ...