Kazakhstan says 164 people, including two children, killed during unrest and 5,800 detained

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A body, covered by a banner, lays near a military truck burned during protests in Almaty, Kazakhstan in recent days. The Central Asian nation has experienced its worst street protests since gaining independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, with reports of 164 people killed. Photo: AP

A body, covered by a banner, lays near a military truck burned during protests in Almaty, Kazakhstan in recent days. The Central Asian nation has experienced its worst street protests since gaining independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, with reports of 164 people killed. Photo: AP