Telegram channel Orda, citing eyewitnesses, reports that the Almaty airport has been seized and the employees are being evacuated
At the same time, a group of people are trying to storm the building of Auezovsky police department in Almaty, Sputnik Kazakhstan correspondent reports.
“The police are shooting back on the roof of the building, using stun grenades. The police building is in a residential area of the city, with many residential houses around it. Locals fear looting”, – a correspondent said.