Kazakhstan authorities arrest over 5,000 people for questioning as part of 125 separate investigations into the unrest that has caused millions of damage to property
More than 5,000 people have been arrested in Kazakhstan over the riots that have shaken Central Asia's largest country in the last week.
The energy-rich country of around 19 million people has been rocked by a week of riots with dozens killed.The interior ministry, quoted Sunday by local media, said initial estimates put property damage at around 175 million euros .
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