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MattSh

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Mon Aug 31, 2015, 12:07 PM Aug 2015

Some 122 hospitalized after being injured outside Rada (Ukraine Parliament)

Some 122 hospitalized after being injured outside Rada – Avakov

One hundred and twenty-two people have been hospitalized after being injured in clashes outside the building of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada on Monday; eleven of them are critical, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has said.

"One hundred and twenty-two people are in hospitals after clashes outside the Rada, including several people in a critical condition, including eleven in a very critical condition. In addition two French television journalists have been injured and are now in hospital," Avakov told reporters in Kyiv on Monday.

"Injuries have been caused to soldiers from the National Guard, the Interior Ministry, the State Security Guard Service, the Interior Ministry's special forces and the Kyiv police. Deputy Interior Minister (Vasyl) Paskal suffered a fragmentation injury," the minister added.

Complete story at - http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/287175.html

Ah yes. The USA supporting fascists. The gift that never stops giving...

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Some 122 hospitalized after being injured outside Rada (Ukraine Parliament) (Original Post) MattSh Aug 2015 OP
What they call "clashes" fails to mention someone tossed a grenade into the police dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #1
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