Ukraine Nationalist Protest Turns Violent in Kiev : BREAKING NEWS
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- Updated: 15 Oct 2014
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KIEV, Ukraine—Dozens of masked men threw smoke bombs and clashed with police during a nationalist protest outside parliament, the most serious unrest in the capital in months amid growing discontent with the slow pace of reforms promised by the government.
About 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside parliament Tuesday morning, faced by lines of armed riot police. Thirty-seven protesters were detained and 15 police officers injured, officials said, as riot police held back demonstrators from the parliament building.
Nationalist party Svoboda organized the rally to demand that parliament give recognition to nationalist fighters from World War II. Svoboda and another right-wing group, Right Sector, said their supporters weren’t involved in the violence and blamed “provocateurs.”
The clashes came as lawmakers, meeting for the last time before parliamentary elections set for Oct. 26, passed an antigraft law and changes to the general prosecutor’s office aimed at stamping out corruption.
Demonstrations have grown in Ukraine in recent weeks amid widespread anger at perceived state corruption and incompetence. Many voters are unhappy with the slow pace of change after street protests led to the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Some protesters have taken to throwing politicians, particularly those connected with Mr. Yanukovych, into trash cans.
Some politicians and officials said the protests look like an attempt to destabilize the country, pointing the finger at Russia, which is supporting armed separatists that control territory in Ukraine’s east.
On Tuesday, many protesters waved party flags, but a few dozen threw smoke bombs and other objects at the police, smashing some windows. Officers mostly took up defensive positions, but fought back with batons when attacked.
Anton Gerashchenko, a senior Interior Ministry official, said in a Facebook FB -1.74% post that police had used no more force than was necessary to contain the crowd, which dissipated by midafternoon after nearly an hour of clashes.
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KIEV, Ukraine—Dozens of masked men threw smoke bombs and clashed with police during a nationalist protest outside parliament, the most serious unrest in the capital in months amid growing discontent with the slow pace of reforms promised by the government.
About 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside parliament Tuesday morning, faced by lines of armed riot police. Thirty-seven protesters were detained and 15 police officers injured, officials said, as riot police held back demonstrators from the parliament building.
Nationalist party Svoboda organized the rally to demand that parliament give recognition to nationalist fighters from World War II. Svoboda and another right-wing group, Right Sector, said their supporters weren’t involved in the violence and blamed “provocateurs.”
The clashes came as lawmakers, meeting for the last time before parliamentary elections set for Oct. 26, passed an antigraft law and changes to the general prosecutor’s office aimed at stamping out corruption.
Demonstrations have grown in Ukraine in recent weeks amid widespread anger at perceived state corruption and incompetence. Many voters are unhappy with the slow pace of change after street protests led to the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych in February. Some protesters have taken to throwing politicians, particularly those connected with Mr. Yanukovych, into trash cans.
Some politicians and officials said the protests look like an attempt to destabilize the country, pointing the finger at Russia, which is supporting armed separatists that control territory in Ukraine’s east.
On Tuesday, many protesters waved party flags, but a few dozen threw smoke bombs and other objects at the police, smashing some windows. Officers mostly took up defensive positions, but fought back with batons when attacked.
Anton Gerashchenko, a senior Interior Ministry official, said in a Facebook FB -1.74% post that police had used no more force than was necessary to contain the crowd, which dissipated by midafternoon after nearly an hour of clashes.
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- published: 15 Oct 2014
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