In a statement posted online, Mr Mirziyoyev said rioters had carried out"destructive actions" in the city of Nukus, capital of the northwestern Karakalpakstan region, by throwing stones, starting fires and attacking police.
Mr Ahunov said people were unable to move around and obtain more information because of a state of emergency imposed by the authorities. The protests in Uzbekistan were prompted by planned constitutional changes that would have stripped Karakalpakstan of its autonomous status. In an about-turn, the president dropped those plans yesterday.
Another attempt at a colour revolution maybe? Kazakhstan at Christmas too?
CIA up to their old tricks again.
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