Protesters rushed into the Almaty city government of Kazakhstan, gunshots were heard at the scene-Westwest.com (Shaanxi News Network)

The Interfax news agency reported on January 5 local time that the protesters had stormed into the Almaty city government in Kazakhstan. A reporter from the news agency said gunfire was heard at the scene.

At about 15:00 that day, the protesters stormed into the government building of Aktobe, a city in western Kazakhstan.

In addition, in the northern cities of Kostanay and Petropavlovsk, dozens of protesters gathered near the municipal governments of the two places to try to attack government agencies.

Editor: Qin Qin