Kazakhstan puts unrest death toll at 225

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a burnt vehicle near the mayor's office building following the protests triggered by fuel price increase, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 6, 2022. Picture taken January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mariya Gordeyeva

ALMATY (Reuters) -The bodies of 225 people killed in unrest in Kazakhstan last week, including 19 members of the security forces, were delivered to morgues throughout the country, the prosecutor general's office said on Saturday.

The figure included civilians and armed "bandits" killed by security forces, Serik Shalabayev, the head of criminal prosecution at the prosecutor's office, told a briefing.