Recently, large-scale riots occurred in Kazakhstan. The deputy mayor of Shymkent, Kazakhstan, said in an interview that the arrested thugs claimed to be paid to participate in the riots and were also distributed "energy drinks".
The deputy mayor of Shymkent said that the arrested thugs said that they all received money, took to the streets in an organized manner, and everyone also received a Bottle of "energy drink", after drinking it, the behavior is out of control.
RIA Novosti reported on the 7th that the Ministry of Interior of Kazakhstan said that about 4,000 terrorists have been arrested, of which Almaty has the largest number, and they may face life imprisonment.
In the early morning of the 8th local time, Kazakh President Tokayev posted on social media, emphasizing again that he would never negotiate with terrorists and that the thugs must be eliminated. Tokayev also said that the thugs and terrorists who attacked Almaty were well-trained, well-organized and under the command of the special center. Some of them don't speak Kazakh. A total of about 20,000 terrorists launched at least six waves of attacks on Almaty.