Ukraine protest camp ablaze as police move in

Ukraine protest camp ablaze as police move in

Ukraine protest camp ablaze as police move inbr Kiev protesters set barricades on fire in capital's Independence Square as police move in after day of violence.br br br The main anti-government protest camp in Kiev was engulfed in flames as police moved in after a chaotic day of street battles in the capital that have left nine people dead.br br Riot police advanced toward protesters in Independence Square late on Tuesday using water cannon and stun grenades after shutting down nearby subway stations and restricting traffic. br br Protesters responded by setting fire to tyres and barricades in the camp and throwing petrol bombs. Television pictures showed large areas of the camp on fire.br br Al Jazeera speaks with Nataliya Gumenyuk, a journalist with Hromadske TV, and Sviatoslav Yurash of the Euromaidan movement.


User: Al Jazeera English

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Uploaded: 2014-02-19

Duration: 06:26

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