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Kazakhstan: Shots heard as troops, protesters clash in Almaty

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A police car burns during a protest against rising fuel costs following the Kazakh authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas in Almaty on Jan. 5.   © Reuters

ALMATY (Reuters) - Several armoured personnel carriers and dozens of troops moving on foot entered the main square of Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, on Thursday morning where hundreds of people were protesting against the government for the third day, Reuters correspondents reported from the scene.

Gunshots were heard as troops approached the crowd, according to Reuters witnesses.

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