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| Ukraine protests: 'At least two demonstrators killed' in Kiev as clashes intensify | |
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| Fresh clashes have broken out between protesters and police in Kiev as three demonstrators were feared dead following the escalating violence. | Fresh clashes have broken out between protesters and police in Kiev as three demonstrators were feared dead following the escalating violence. |
| Ukraine's General Prosecutor said two men had died of gunshot wounds and a criminal investigation has been opened in a statement. A third died after falling from a high level, medical worker Oleh Musiy told journalists. A spokesperson for the city health department disputed this account and said the man survived the fall and was being treated in hospital. | Ukraine's General Prosecutor said two men had died of gunshot wounds and a criminal investigation has been opened in a statement. A third died after falling from a high level, medical worker Oleh Musiy told journalists. A spokesperson for the city health department disputed this account and said the man survived the fall and was being treated in hospital. |
| Police have been chasing protesters from the site of violent clashes, hours after the two protesters died. Helmeted riot police moved in on hundreds of protesters on Wednesday afternoon, beating and firing shots at some and sending people running. The police were driving demonstrators down a hill toward the main protest site on Independence Square, The Associated Press reported. There was no immediate police move on the main camp. | Police have been chasing protesters from the site of violent clashes, hours after the two protesters died. Helmeted riot police moved in on hundreds of protesters on Wednesday afternoon, beating and firing shots at some and sending people running. The police were driving demonstrators down a hill toward the main protest site on Independence Square, The Associated Press reported. There was no immediate police move on the main camp. |
| Prime minister Mykola Azarov said opposition leaders should be held responsible for the deaths and denied reports that police had live ammunition. He said anti-government protests had brought "terrorists" onto the streets of Kiev and pledged to punish all "criminal action", even as protesters confronted police near government headquarters. His tough line came at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. | Prime minister Mykola Azarov said opposition leaders should be held responsible for the deaths and denied reports that police had live ammunition. He said anti-government protests had brought "terrorists" onto the streets of Kiev and pledged to punish all "criminal action", even as protesters confronted police near government headquarters. His tough line came at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. |
| Mr Azarov said: "As the prime minister of Ukraine, I officially state that the casualties, which unfortunately already exist, remain on the consciousness and responsibility of the organisers and certain participants of mass disturbances." | Mr Azarov said: "As the prime minister of Ukraine, I officially state that the casualties, which unfortunately already exist, remain on the consciousness and responsibility of the organisers and certain participants of mass disturbances." |
| The European Union called on Ukraine's government and opposition to “engage in a genuine dialogue”. | The European Union called on Ukraine's government and opposition to “engage in a genuine dialogue”. |
| “I strongly condemn the violent escalation of events in Kiev overnight leading to casualties. The reported deaths of several protesters are a source of extreme worry,” EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement. | “I strongly condemn the violent escalation of events in Kiev overnight leading to casualties. The reported deaths of several protesters are a source of extreme worry,” EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a statement. |
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| Hundreds of protesters have been injured in the clashes, which have been largely restricted to the main protest camp at Independence Square. | Hundreds of protesters have been injured in the clashes, which have been largely restricted to the main protest camp at Independence Square. |
| The US Embassy said it was revoking the visas of some Ukrainian officials linked to the violence and was considering further action. The embassy would not name the officials, citing privacy laws. | The US Embassy said it was revoking the visas of some Ukrainian officials linked to the violence and was considering further action. The embassy would not name the officials, citing privacy laws. |
| Security forces began 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. | Security forces began 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 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. | 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." | 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. | 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 favour of close ties with Russia. | 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 favour 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. | 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. |
| More to follow | More to follow |
| Additional reporting by Associated Press | Additional reporting by Associated Press |