In Kazakhstan on June 19, 1989, young men carrying guns, firebombs, iron bars and stones rioted in Zhanaozen, causing a number of deaths. The youths tried to seize a police station and a water-supply station. They brought public transportation to a halt and shut down various shops and industries. By June 25, the rioting had spread to five other towns near the Caspian Sea. A mob of about 150 people armed with sticks, stones and metal rods attacked the police station in Mangishlak, about 90 miles from Zhanaozen, before they were dispersed by government troops flown in by helicopters. Mobs of young people also rampaged through Yeraliev, Shepke, Fort-Shevchenko and Kulsary, where they poured flammable liquid on trains housing temporary workers and set them on fire. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where was the fatal June 19th riots? ANS1 Zhanaozen QSN2 Who were the rioters? ANS2 young men QSN3 What did the rioters try to take over? ANS3 police station and a water-supply station QSN4 How many towns had riots of their own following the initial riots? ANS4 five QSN5 What was attacked in Mangishlak? ANS5 police station