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Russia-led alliance sends forces to Kazakhstan
By EUobserver
A Russia-led military alliance said on Thursday that it will send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan after violent protests led to the resignation of the government earlier this week, AP reported. Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had asked allies for help in controlling the unrest, including the seizure and setting alight of public buildings. Demonstrations were sparked by a rise in fuel prices in the central Asian nation.