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Unrest in Ukraine

Updated / Wednesday, 19 Feb 2014 08:21
Protesters hurl bricks and stones
Protesters hurl bricks and stones
Protesters attack police officers with batons
Protesters attack police officers with batons
A young child at the demonstration
A young child at the demonstration
A protester swings a bar at police officers
A protester swings a bar at police officers
Police shelter behind riot gear
Police shelter behind riot gear
Smoke billows in Kiev
Smoke billows in Kiev
Some streets are covered with rubble
Some streets are covered with rubble
Petrol bombs were thrown (Pic: EPA)
Petrol bombs were thrown (Pic: EPA)
Protesters clash with police at a barricade (Pic: EPA)
Protesters clash with police at a barricade (Pic: EPA)
Protests in Kiev have turned violent for the first time in weeks (Pic: EPA)
Protests in Kiev have turned violent for the first time in weeks (Pic: EPA)
A protester aims a gun at police (Pic: EPA)
A protester aims a gun at police (Pic: EPA)
A bullet used by police lies stained with blood on the street (Pic: EPA)
A bullet used by police lies stained with blood on the street (Pic: EPA)
Protesters protect themselves with shields against advancing riot police forces moving on Independence Square (Pic: EPA)
Protesters protect themselves with shields against advancing riot police forces moving on Independence Square (Pic: EPA)
A protester throws a petrol bomb at police lines (Pic: EPA)
A protester throws a petrol bomb at police lines (Pic: EPA)
Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Independence Square
Flames engulfed the main anti-government protest camp on Independence Square
Riot police move on Independence Square (Pic: EPA)
Riot police move on Independence Square (Pic: EPA)

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