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| Kazakhstan curfew on oil town Zhanaozen after fatal clashes | Kazakhstan curfew on oil town Zhanaozen after fatal clashes |
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| A state of emergency has been declared in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 10 dead. | A state of emergency has been declared in the western Kazakh town of Zhanaozen a day after clashes between strikers and police left at least 10 dead. |
| A decree bans strikes and protests, introduces a night-time curfew and restricts movement for 20 days. | A decree bans strikes and protests, introduces a night-time curfew and restricts movement for 20 days. |
| Clashes began as police tried to clear the town square, occupied by oil workers for more than six months in a dispute over better pay. | Clashes began as police tried to clear the town square, occupied by oil workers for more than six months in a dispute over better pay. |
| It was the worst violence in Kazakhstan's recent history. | It was the worst violence in Kazakhstan's recent history. |
| The town is now said to be calm but it remains closed to the outside world after flights to a nearby airport were cancelled. | The town is now said to be calm but it remains closed to the outside world after flights to a nearby airport were cancelled. |
| The state of emergency will last until 5 January to "ensure public safety, rebuilding law and order, and defending citizens' rights and freedoms," said a decree on President Nursultan Nazarbayev's official website. | The state of emergency will last until 5 January to "ensure public safety, rebuilding law and order, and defending citizens' rights and freedoms," said a decree on President Nursultan Nazarbayev's official website. |
| So far, 70 people suspected of taking part in the disturbances have been detained, the prosecutor-general's office told a news conference. | So far, 70 people suspected of taking part in the disturbances have been detained, the prosecutor-general's office told a news conference. |
| The clashes came as Kazakhstan marked the 20th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union, with celebrations throughout the country. | The clashes came as Kazakhstan marked the 20th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union, with celebrations throughout the country. |
| Correspondents say the unrest will have been a shock to President Nazarbayev, who came to power just before independence and has kept a tight rein on public protest. | Correspondents say the unrest will have been a shock to President Nazarbayev, who came to power just before independence and has kept a tight rein on public protest. |
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