Terrible Kiev Ukraine Protest 2014 continue Protesters Clashes With Police 25 People Dead and 350

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Kiev Ukraine - Long-simmering tensions exploded anew in Ukraine on Tuesday as clashes between police and anti-government protesters left at least 14 people dead and the capitals central square afire
The fresh violence in Kiev comes amid monthslong turmoil in what is essentially a fight over whether the countrys future is alongside Russia or Europe the latter favored by protesters
Explosions ruptured the night air but it was unclear whether they emanated from protesters fireworks or a police action Protesters fed several fires by tossing wood upon the bonfires in Independence Square which was under the demonstrators control They also built barricades against a potential police offensive Tuesday night or early Wednesday
With more than 40 police officers injured in clashes with protesters favoring a European Union pact ominous warnings were issued by Kiev officials and the US Embassy
City Hall officials warned residents to stay away from the city center to avoid casualties and the US Embassy said Ukrainian security services may take extraordinary measures following the fiery violence
The US Embassy advises all citizens to maintain a low profile and to remain indoors tonight the mission said Tuesday
The 14 dead were six police officers seven protesters and an employee of the governments ruling party the Interior Ministry said
Protesters set Independence Square afire Tuesday night by burning tires spewing black smoke through Kiev
Meanwhile Arseniy Yatsenyuk one of the opposition leaders made a public appeal to President Viktor Yanukovych Do not let Ukraine become a country covered with blood Pull back the police and announce a cease-fire Then we will negotiate
Stefan Fule the European Unions commissioner for enlargement and European neighborhood policy expressed alarm at the violence
To learn that there have been deaths and hundreds of injured people makes me shake I deplore deaths of those people and my thoughts are with their families Fule said
I was just on the phone with the acting Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov telling him that seeing in the streets Berkut the special police with Kalashnikovs is source of great concern Fule added He assured me that he and the government would do what they can to make sure that those weapons stay silent For the sake of Ukraine and its future I will pray that he is right
US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the violence
Rather than issuing ultimatums the government of Ukraine should immediately resume talks with senior opposition leaders and support dialogue through Ukraines democratic institutions including parliament the Rada Kerry said We also call on protesters to refrain from violence of any kind Ukraines deep divisions will not be healed by allowing more innocent blood to be spilled
US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said he hoped the government and opposition will take steps to reduce the escalation of violence and the return to political dialogue
We want to see a Ukraine that is stable and democratic Pyatt said
The Interior Ministry said metro stations were closed
The protesters medical service said more than 150 people were hurt in Tuesdays clashes
Thousands of demonstrators have packed Independence Square since November when Yanukovych reversed a decision to sign a trade deal with the European Union and instead turned toward Russia
The unrest intensified after an anti-protest law went into effect Throngs of demonstrators took to the streets to protest the law
More than 2000 people have been injured during the clashes Kiev Fire and Brimstone Live Explosions Protests Reach Chaotic Levels of Unrest