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TOPSHOT - A picture shows a burnt-out cars in a parking area in central Almaty on January 6, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. Casualties among Kazakh security officers on January 6, rose to 18 dead and 748 wounded as authorities sought to quell unrest in the ex-Soviet country, Russian news agencies reported, citing the interior ministry. Protests over hikes in fuel prices escalated into full-blown fighting in the Central Asian country's worst crisis in years, with protesters storming and setting alight government buildings including the mayor's office in Almaty and a presidential residence, which was gutted and still smouldering when AFP correspondents entered on January 6. (Photo by Alexandr BOGDANOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDR BOGDANOV/AFP via Getty Images)