Clashes in Kiev as anti-government protest escalates

‘An anti-government demonstration in downtown Kiev escalated in scuffles on Wednesday afternoon, with 1,000 people already taking part in the event. The clashes between National Guard troops, deployed near the central metro station Arsenalnaya, and the participants of a nationalist demonstration erupted after police had arrested several protesters.

Protesters are throwing Molotov cocktails at the building of the Prosecutor-General’s Office, saying that’s just a “warning signal.” Major police and National Guard forces have been deployed to the centre of the city.’

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