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posted ago by OregonHonkFrog ago by OregonHonkFrog +53 / -0

https://www.oann.com/troops-protesters-clash-on-almaty-main-square-in-kazakhstan-shots-heard/

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Police in the main city Almaty said they had killed dozens of rioters overnight. The authorities said at least 18 members of the security forces had died, including two found decapitated. More than 2,000 people had been arrested.

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Kazakhstan is the top global producer of uranium, which jumped in price by 8% after the unrest.

The country is also the world’s second-largest miner of bitcoin. Bitcoin’s “hashrate” – the computing power of machines in its network – dropped by over 10% on Wednesday after Kazakhstan’s internet was shut off, according to crypto mining firm BTC.com.