46 sites looted and burned during mass disorders in Zhanaozen

ASTANA. December 17. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ 46 sites have been looted and burned during the mass disorders in Zhanaozen town of Mangystau region on December 16.

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Official Representative of the Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office Nurdaulet Suiyndykov has told a briefing today.

They are offices of affiliated branches of the Halyk Bank and Alliance Bank, 20 shops, 2 cafes, 2 akimats (urban and rural), a hotel, a building of OzenMunayGas Company, 3 private dwelling houses, 20 automobiles. During celebration of the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence the offenders destroyed a stage, yurts, musical equipment and a New Year tree at the central square.

"At about 05.00 p.m. the participants of the mass disorders set on fire a house of Director of OzenMunayGas Company K.Yeshmanov," Nurdaulet Suiyndykov added.