KIEV: Clashes erupted outside parliament in Kiev yesterday as lawmakers gave initial approval to constitutional changes granting more autonomy to pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
A blast was also heard outside parliament, an AFP correspondent said, although the cause was not immediately known.
About a dozen people were reportedly injured, an AFP journalist said.
Several people were seen bleeding, including police officers and apparently journalists, and lying on the ground in front of the parliament.
A total of 265 lawmakers voted in favour of the reforms at a stormy session of parliament in Kiev, with protests both inside and outside the buidling.
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Source: The Borneo Post
