Kazakhstan says 225 bodies delivered to morgues during unrest
A man stands near the building of the Kazakhstan state TV channel, which was torched during protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 6 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev
The bodies of 225 people killed in last week's unrest were delivered to morgues throughout Kazakhstan, including 19 members of the security forces, the prosecutor general's office said on Saturday.
Violent protests erupted in the oil-rich Central Asian nation earlier this month, prompted by a jump in car fuel prices.
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