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Smoke covers Kiev as public defies new anti-protest laws

2014-01-19 67 Dailymotion

As day turns to dusk, smoke rises in Kiev.<br/> <br />And a mass protest unleashes violence in the capital.<br/> <br />Up to 100,000 Ukrainians turned out to defy a new law aimed at stamping out anti-government protests.<br/> <br />As protesters try to overturn a bus blocking their path to parliament, others throw fireworks or anything else they can find on riot police.<br/> <br />The unrest is part of the ongoing rallies against the government that started in November.<br/> <br />That's when President Viktor Yanukovich ditched a free trade deal with the European Union.<br/> <br />He favors closer economic ties with Ukraine's former Soviet overlord, Russia.<br/> <br />The new anti-protest laws would ban any unauthorized installation of tents, stages or use of loud-speakers in public places.<br/> <br />It's unknown how many protesters or police were injured in Sunday's demonstrations.

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