Anti-government protesters clashed with riot police near Ukraine’s parliament building in Kyiv on Tuesday, stoking fresh tensions in a three-month stand-off that shows no sign of abating.
Television footage showed police snipers shooting what looked to be stun
grenades and rubber bullets from the roofs of nearby buildings, forcing
protesters to use makeshift shields to protect themselves.
Some protesters wearing camouflage clothing, military helmets and
bulletproof vests responded with what appeared to be hand guns, although
it was not clear whether they were firing rubber or live bullets.
Demonstrators also set fire to tires close to the parliament building as
reports emerged of a Molotov cocktail being hurled into the offices of
the pro-presidential Party of Regions nearby.
