(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) At least seven people killed including two police officers and dozens others were injured in clashes between police and protesters in Kiev on Tuesday, In the worst violence in weeks, police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to stop thousands of protesters marching on parliament, according to the BBC.
On Tuesday, thousands of protesters tried to march on the parliament building to put pressure on the government to address constitutional refor
But the march was blocked by lines of police vehicle
A deadline set by the security forces for the violence to end has passed with no immediate sign of police actio
The clashes came as MPs were due to debate changes to the constitutio
The proposals would curb the powers of President Viktor Yanukovych, but the opposition say they were blocked from submitting their draft, meaning no debate could take place
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