Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan] January 9 (ANI): Gunfire was heard in several districts in the Kazakh economic hub Almaty on Sunday morning, reported Sputnik.

However, local media reports said that these could be warning shots.

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Sporadic gunfights between security forces and protests armed mobs continued overnight, reported Sputnik.

Authorities arrested nearly 100 gunmen and looters during the nighttime operation and seized around 118 weapons.

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Since unrest broke out a week ago, at least 850 attackers, looters and other criminals had been arrested in Kazakhstan's Almaty, said Erzhan Babakumarov, the city administration's deputy head.

The country witnessed large-scale protests this week as thousands of people took to the streets over surging liquefied petroleum gas prices, forced Kazakhstan's cabinet to resign. (ANI)

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