Russian-led troops will be sent to Kazakhstan to help control violent clashes after a hike in fuel prices triggered protests across the country.

The price of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) - which is what many Kazakhs use in their cars - doubled in a few days.

On Wednesday that prompted thousands of people to take to the streets. Police used teargas and stun grenades when demonstrators wouldn't go home.

The president has imposed a state of emergency in the former Soviet Republic on Russia's south western border.

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