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Violent protests in Kiev bring casualties

Media report of at least eight people dead

KIEV, February 18. /ITAR-TASS/. Three policemen were killed in clashes with rioters in central Kiev, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

As many as 135 law enforcers were taken to hospital, thirty-five of them are in grave condition.

“As many as 157 policemen and interior troops servicemen sought medical help,” the ministry said in a release posted on its website.

Meanwhile, the UNIAN agency reported deaths of eight people, also citing the Ukrainian interior ministry.

According to the Kiev city administration, as many as 71 people sought medical help by Tuesday evening, of whom 59 were taken to hospital.

Also on Tuesday, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka said that about 100 people had been hurt in upheavals in Kiev.

Earlier, Georgian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Ukleb told the Imedi television company that a Georgian national has been killed in clashes in the Ukrainian capital city Kiev.