The mass protest in Kazakhstan has in recent hours turned from a series of demonstrations scattered in various cities in the country into a huge protest approaching the rule of President Qassim Tokayev.
In the largest city in the state of Almaty, masses broke into the presidential palace, the residence of the president while in the city.
The masses, angry at the cost of living and the political stalemate in the country, also stormed other governing structures in the country's largest city as well as other cities, especially in the west of the country, where protests began.
Earlier, President Tokayev fired all cabinet ministers and ordered a drop in fuel prices, the increase in fuel prices that led to the outbreak of an oil-rich Mengistau province in the west of the country.
The president ordered the dismissal of Samat Avish, the powerful nephew of former president Norsultan Nazarbayev, from the post of head of the National Security Council, after criticism that this is how the former president actually holds the country's power centers.
From President Tukayev this has not been heard for several hours and reports of private flight flights departing from the country to our country Europe in recent hours suggest that senior government officials may be fleeing their families from the explosive situation.
Kazakh President Qassim Tokyev,
More than a hundred policemen were injured and dozens of vehicles were set on fire after protesters clashed into the night with police forces, without these being able to quell the huge demonstrations in the city of Almaty.
Videos uploaded to social media showed severe clashes that apparently involved live fire between the protesters and the army, during which at least one soldier was wounded.
This is a fairly rapid escalation of the protest that began last week.
In the city of Actao, soldiers and policemen joined the protesters and in the town of Actava the masses stormed the city hall and the police opened fire on the assailants.
The country's internet network has experienced disruptions aimed at making it difficult for the protesters to get organized, but it has not been completely discriminated against and videos and images are flowing from the explosive situation on the ground.
Kazakh policemen shoot at protesters in Almaty, Photo: Reuters
Police vehicles in the city of Almaty during a mass protest in the country
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