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| Clashes amid huge Ukraine protest against U-turn on EU | Clashes amid huge Ukraine protest against U-turn on EU |
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| A huge rally has been taking place in the Ukrainian capital to oppose a government decision not to sign a deal on closer EU ties, despite a ban. | A huge rally has been taking place in the Ukrainian capital to oppose a government decision not to sign a deal on closer EU ties, despite a ban. |
| Casualties were reported after clashes between protesters and police on the fringes of the rally. | Casualties were reported after clashes between protesters and police on the fringes of the rally. |
| Police used tear gas and stun grenades to push back protesters near the presidential office. | Police used tear gas and stun grenades to push back protesters near the presidential office. |
| Elsewhere in the city centre, protesters stormed the city council building and took it over. | Elsewhere in the city centre, protesters stormed the city council building and took it over. |
| News agencies said about 100,000 people rallied on Kiev's Independence Square, defying a ban imposed a day earlier. | News agencies said about 100,000 people rallied on Kiev's Independence Square, defying a ban imposed a day earlier. |
| Protesters are demanding the resignation of the government and new elections. President Viktor Yanukovych says Russian pressure was behind his decision not to sign the deal. | Protesters are demanding the resignation of the government and new elections. President Viktor Yanukovych says Russian pressure was behind his decision not to sign the deal. |
| 'Kiev is ours' | 'Kiev is ours' |
| Demonstrators tried to approach President Yanukovych's headquarters, commandeering a bulldozer to break through police lines. | Demonstrators tried to approach President Yanukovych's headquarters, commandeering a bulldozer to break through police lines. |
| Police used tear gas and stun grenades to force back the crowd, who responded by throwing bricks. | Police used tear gas and stun grenades to force back the crowd, who responded by throwing bricks. |
| The Associated Press news agency said that dozens of people with what appeared to be head injuries were taken away by ambulances. | The Associated Press news agency said that dozens of people with what appeared to be head injuries were taken away by ambulances. |
| A police spokeswoman told AFP news agency that about 100 police were injured in the clashes there. | A police spokeswoman told AFP news agency that about 100 police were injured in the clashes there. |
| The mainstream opposition and its leaders said they had nothing to do with those engaged in violence near the presidential headquarters, and that it was the work of "provocateurs". | |
| About a kilometre away, at the city council building, protesters broke windows to get inside the building and occupy it. | |
| They chanted "Kiev is ours" and hung a Ukrainian flag in the window. | They chanted "Kiev is ours" and hung a Ukrainian flag in the window. |
| The protests started more than a week ago after President Yanukovych suspended preparations for signing an EU association agreement that would have opened borders to goods and set the stage for an easing of travel restrictions. | The protests started more than a week ago after President Yanukovych suspended preparations for signing an EU association agreement that would have opened borders to goods and set the stage for an easing of travel restrictions. |
| Mr Yanukovych argued that Ukraine could not afford to sacrifice trade with Russia, which opposed the deal. | Mr Yanukovych argued that Ukraine could not afford to sacrifice trade with Russia, which opposed the deal. |
| The Ukrainian president has said he is "deeply outraged" by events at opposition protests in Kiev. | The Ukrainian president has said he is "deeply outraged" by events at opposition protests in Kiev. |
| He was speaking after police violently dispersed an opposition camp on Saturday. Several Western countries condemned the police intervention. | He was speaking after police violently dispersed an opposition camp on Saturday. Several Western countries condemned the police intervention. |
| Jailed opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko earlier urged Ukrainians "not to leave the authorities' actions unanswered". | Jailed opposition leader and ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko earlier urged Ukrainians "not to leave the authorities' actions unanswered". |
| She has been on hunger strike since Monday over the failure to sign the EU agreement. | She has been on hunger strike since Monday over the failure to sign the EU agreement. |