2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes
The 2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes or Korday conflict was an ethnic conflict between ethnic Kazakhs and ethnic Dungans (a Muslim group with Chinese origins) in the village of Masanchi within the Korday District of Kazakhstan. As a result of the conflict, 11 people died, 185 were injured (34 of them having to be hospitalized) and 47 persons were arrested. It provoked damages costing around KZ₸1.7 billion (US$4.44 million) and the displacement of around 20,000 people to neighboring Kyrgyzstan.
| 2020 Dungan–Kazakh ethnic clashes | |||
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| Part of the ethnic conflicts in Kazakhstan | |||
Location of the Korday District in Kazakhstan, where the ethnic clashes happened | |||
| Date | 5–8 February 2020 | ||
| Location | Masanchi, Korday District, Kazakhstan | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 11 | ||
| Injuries | 185 (34 hospitalizations) | ||
| Arrested | 47 | ||
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made a statement regarding the conflict in which he gave his condolences to the family of the victims and stated that the situation was now controlled by the Military Police and the Kazakh National Guard.
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