A disturbing incident captured on CCTV has caused alarm in Kazakhstan after a man was seen chasing people with a knife in a residential area at night.

The footage, which circulated on social media, shows the chaotic scene unfolding in the Alatau District, where panic spread as residents fled from the armed man, The Caspian Post reports via Kazakh media.

🚨 "Chasing people with a knife": A man's terrifying behavior was caught on video in Almaty

A video from surveillance cameras has appeared on social media showing a man with a knife chasing people at night in one of the courtyards of the Alatau district.

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Police confirmed that the suspect has been identified and detained shortly after the incident. He was heavily intoxicated at the time of the attack.

Officials are now carrying out a full investigation and preparing a procedural decision regarding the case.