Opponents of changes to Ukrainian Constitution clash with police in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev

Description Police officers carry an injured policeman during clashes between protesters against changes to Ukrainian Constitution and police forces in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, 31 August 2015. Lawmakers accepted the project to changing Ukrainian Constitution about decentralization of power in first reading. A grenade exploded outside Ukraine's parliament 31 August during a protest as legislators voted in favour of a draft law to give special status to the eastern regions that are locked in a conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. Local media reports said that the grenade was thrown into a cordon of police and national guardsmen in Kiev. Dozens of people were reportedly injured.

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KIEV UKRAINE POLICE PROTESTERS UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT UKRAINIAN CONSTITUTION CLASH WITH POLICE DECENTRALIZATION GRENADE 31 08 2015

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