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Fresh clashes have broken out between protesters and police in Kiev after at least two people were killed amid the escalating violence. Fresh clashes have broken out between protesters and police in Kiev as two demonstrators were feared dead following the escalating violence.
Police confirmed one death, with activists claiming the person was a demonstrator who was shot dead. Police confirmed one death, with activists claiming the person was shot dead during a demonstration.
A reporter for the Associated Press saw medics declare two people dead near barricades, but it was unclear whether this included the person confirmed dead by police. The Associated Press reported seeing medics declare two people dead near barricades, but it was unclear whether this included the person confirmed dead by police.
Security forces have overnight begun dismantling barricades at the protest camp in downtown Kiev where demonstrators and police have been facing off for two days. Hundreds of protesters have been injured in the clashes, which have been largely restricted to the main protest camp at Independence Square.
Police detained some protesters and tore down barricades on Kiev's central square early this morning during a heavy snowfall, in what could mark a more determined move against the demonstrators. Security forces begun dismantling barricades at the protest camp in downtown Kiev overnight where demonstrators and police have been locked in a stand-off for two days. Protesters threw rocks and fire bombs and police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets.
The two-month standoff, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of protesters to rallies in central Kiev, began after President Viktor Yanukovych spurned a pact with the European Union in favor of close ties with Russia. The Prime Minister Mykola Azarov had said police would use force if the unrest continued after new anti-protest laws were rushed through Parliament on Thursday.
Mr Azarov told state broadcaster Russia 24 yesterday evening: "If the provocateurs do not stop, then the authorities will have no other choice but to use force under the law to protect our people."
Police stormed barricades on Kiev's central square, detaining some protesters at 6am (GMT) this morning during a heavy snowfall, in what could mark a more determined move against the demonstrators.
The two-month standoff, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of protesters to rallies in central Kiev, began after President Viktor Yanukovych abruptly spurned a pact with the European Union in favor of close ties with Russia.
His decision to instead turn to Russia for financial assistance outraged many people who had pinned their hopes for a more prosperous future on closer ties with the EU, rather than with their former Soviet rulers.
Prospects for an agreement to end the conflict dimmed on Tuesday, when Yanukovych refused to personally meet with leading members of the opposition who were invited for talks.Prospects for an agreement to end the conflict dimmed on Tuesday, when Yanukovych refused to personally meet with leading members of the opposition who were invited for talks.
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