The deadly violence between local Kazakhs and Kazakh citizens from the ethnic Dungan minority -- a Muslim group of Chinese origin spread into the villages of Sortobe, Masanchi, Auqatty, and Bulan-Batyr.
Kazakh authorities have launched about 90 investigations into the ethnic clashes in the southern region of Zhambyl that claimed 11 lives on February 7-8.
More than 30 houses, 17 commercial buildings, and 47 vehicles were destroyed or damaged during the violence. More than 23,000 people, mostly Dungans, fled villages where the violence erupted.
Kazakh authorities have launched about 90 investigations into the ethnic clashes in the southern region of Zhambyl that claimed 11 lives on February 7-8.
More than 30 houses, 17 commercial buildings, and 47 vehicles were destroyed or damaged during the violence. More than 23,000 people, mostly Dungans, fled villages where the violence erupted.
