Turkey, Iran react to Kazakhstan unrest

Diplomats from both countries have refrained from making powerful statements on the situation in the Central Asian country.
A frame grab taken on January 6, 2022 from an AFPTV video made on January 5, 2022, shows protesters clashing with Kazakstan's security forces during a demonstration in the country largest city Almaty as unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation spins out of control due to a hike in energy prices.
A frame grab taken on Jan. 6, 2022, from an AFPTV video made on Jan. 5, 2022, shows protesters clashing with Kazakstan's security forces during a demonstration in the country largest city, Almaty, as unprecedented unrest in the Central Asian nation spins out of control due to a hike in energy prices. - ALEXANDER PLATONOV/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images
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Al-Monitor Staff

The governments of Turkey and Iran both reacted to the unrest in Kazakhstan today. 

The Central Asian country is currently gripped with massive anti-government protests. Demonstrators have forcibly entered and set fire to government buildings. Security forces have shot at and killed dozens of protesters, and some police have also been killed. 

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