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Protesters battle police in Kiev
A renewed bout of violence erupted in Kiev on Sunday as anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in defiance of new protest legislation passed by the Verkhovna Rada on Friday.Launching sticks, rocks and explosive devices, protesters attempted to storm parliament but were prevented from reaching the building by police blockades. A bus was also seen burning in the streets of the Ukrainian capital.
Clashes broke out following an anti-government rally 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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