Protesters killed in Kiev as clashes between police and demonstrators intensify

Wednesday 22 January 2014 14:41 GMT

Opposition leader and former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko addresses protesters near the burning barricades between police and protesters in central Kiev

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Anti-government protesters clash with police on Hrushevskoho Street in Ukraine's capital city on Friday night

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Anti-government protesters attempt to take over the Ukrainian House on Sunday night

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Protesters and police officers clash during the night of Friday to Saturday. After two months of primarily peaceful anti-government protests in the city center, new laws meant to end the protest movement have sparked violent clashes in recent days

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Anti-government protesters clash with policemen in Kiev on Friday night as the protests continue in Ukraine

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Anti-government protesters gather around a fire to get warm at a road block in Kiev on 26 January

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An anti-government protester prepares to throw a Molotov cocktail during the clashes between protesters and policemen on 24 January

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Anti-government protesters hurl Molotov cocktails and burn tires during clashes with police on Hrushevskoho Street near Dynamo stadium on January 24

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Protesters confront police in central Kiev on Friday night

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Anti-government protesters launches a firework towards police near the Dynamo Stadium in Kiev

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A protester waves a Ukrainian flag during clashes with police in central Kiev

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A protester throws a tire onto a fire in Kiev

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Opposition leader and former WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko addresses protesters near the burning barricades between police and protesters in central Kiev

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A protester breaks up a mannequin on the roof of the burned truck during clashes with police in central Kiev

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A protester throws tires onto a fire during a clash with police in central Kiev

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Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfed parts of downtown Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire with no sign of a compromise

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Protesters use a large slingshot to hurl a Molotov cocktail at police in central Kiev

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Burning members of the Ukrainian riot police due to the gasoline bombs hurled by anti-government protestors during the clashes in central Kiev

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A demonstrator holds an incendiary device as protesters clash with police in the center of Kiev

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Protesters burn tires as they clash with riot police during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev

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Protesters clash with police in central Kiev. Police in Ukraine's capital tore down protester barricades and chased demonstrators away from the site of violent clashes, hours after two protesters died after being shot

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A riot police officer escorts a man as a woman with a cross reacts nearby during clashes between police and pro-European protesters in Kiev

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Riot policemen arrest a protestor during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev

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An injured man is escorted during clashes between police and pro-European protesters in Kiev

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Medical workers help an injured man during anti-government protest in downtown Kiev

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Medical personnel transport a man who was injured during clashes with riot police in Kiev

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A man reacts after he was injured during a rally held by pro-European protesters in Kiev

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An Orthodox priest tries to stop clash protesters the police in the center of Kiev

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Ukrainian priests stand between protesters and riot police officers during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev

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An elderly woman walks from police officers as they block a street during unrest in central Kiev

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An Ukrainian opposition activist speak to riot-forces standing guard in front of the parliament in Kiev

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A protester smokes at the barricade in front of armour-clad security forces blocking access to the Verkhovna Rada parliament in Kiev

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Pro-European protester take cover during clashes with riot police in Kiev. Two demonstrators were reported killed in new anti-government unrest in the Ukrainian capital, inflaming protesters who confronted police shouting 'Murderers' and 'Glory to Ukraine!'

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Pro-European protesters launch a pyrotechnic pistol towards riot police during clashes in Kiev

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A police officer throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with protesters in central Kiev

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A pro-European protester lies on the ground during clashes with riot police in Kiev

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Demonstrators beat on a burnt vehicle as pro-European integration protesters hold a rally in Kiev

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People stand on a barricade during a clashing break of the opposition and the police in Kiev

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Protesters tip over a burnt out police bus during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev

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A pro-European protester fires a pneumatic gun during clashes with Ukrainian riot police in Kiev

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Protesters wearing headbands reading 'Help' shout slogans during an action entitled 'Impose sanctions - stop the violence' in front of the European Union delegation in Ukraine in Kiev. Participants of the rally urged the European Union to immediately impose personal sanctions for those responsible for the use of force against peaceful protesters and journalists, as well as involved in the adoption of unconstitutional laws in Ukraine that violate fundamental human rights

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A pro-European integration protester catches fire during clashes with police in Kiev

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A pro-European integration protester sits in a burnt police bus after a rally near government administration buildings in Kiev

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A pro-European integration protester uses a slingshot during clashes with police in Kiev

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A bare chested man waves a Ukrainian flag during clashes between the opposition and police in the centre of Kiev. Opposition protesters were today locked in a tense standoff with Ukrainian police in Kiev after bloody clashes that wounded over 200 people, as President Viktor Yanukovych called emergency talks to resolve the crisis

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A protester sprays fire in the direction of the riot police during clashes in the centre of Kiev. EU foreign ministers deplored violent protests in Kiev, saying the government was at fault for passing a package of repressive laws in an effort to tame pro-EU demonstrations

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Pro-European integration protesters carry Molotov cocktails during clashes with police in Kiev. Protesters clashed with riot police in the Ukrainian capital after tough anti-protest legislation, which the political opposition says paves the way for a police state and was rushed through parliament

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A protester prays as he holds an open Bible during an anti-government protest in downtown Kiev

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Protesters clad in improvised protective gear prepare for a clash with police in central Kiev

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Pro-European protesters bang on a metal bin during a rally in Kiev

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A clergyman opposes riot police in Kiev during a rally held by pro-European integration demonstrators. Protesters gathered in Independence Square as repressive new laws came into force

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Pro-European Union activists sing the national anthem in central Kiev

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