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11 people were killed and 86 wouded on Friday in clashes between striking oil workers and police at a ceremony marking Kazakhstan's independence day in the western city of Zhanaozen. 4 of the wounded are in intersive care. The buildings of the local administration, hotels and energy firm Uzenmunaigas facility were set on fire. Police had the situation under control on the same day. On December 17 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev declared a state of emergency in Zhanaozen and ordered an investigation into the violence.
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