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Peaceful protest turns violent in Kiev
Clashes featuring explosive devices broke out in Kiev on Sunday following an anti-government rally attended by hundreds of thousands of people earlier in the day. Protesters wearing helmets and wielding sticks and flares clashed with cordons of security forces surrounding government buildings and attempted to turn over a police bus. According to police, radical activists were also throwing smoke grenades.Ukrainian opposition figures decried the most aggressive protesters as "provocateurs" and called on them to stop provoking the police. However, protesters did not back off and continued to shower fireworks and other objects on riot police, who protected themselves with shields. As flash and smoke grenades continued to go off, ambulances were seen arriving at the scene to treat the injured.
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