Over 3,000 people have been detained in Kazakhstan in connection with riots, 26 armed rioters have been killed, and 18 injured in clashes with the security forces, the state-run broadcaster Khabar 24 reported on Friday, citing a source in the Interior Ministry.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is expected to deliver a televised address to the nation on Friday after declaring that constitutional order has mainly been restored in the country.