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Police are reported to have detained several men who attacked Saint Demetrius Church in Kharkiv, where the nationwide forum of EuroMaidan was being held.

As the guards of the forum said, some of the attackers were detained, while others managed to run away.

According to the eyewitnesses, the men used gas cans before being detained.

Police sources confirmed the detention of people outside the church, saying about 20 people had been detained. Neither gas cans nor weapons were found. The people detained were handed over to the local police.

Interfax-Ukraine has yet to confirm these reports.