January 26, 2014 - Kiev, Ukraine: Ukrainian protesters laid siege to Ukrainian House international convention center, a Soviet-era building in central Kiev, used as a base by the security forces, who remained holed up inside.Some two thousand stick-wielding protesters clad in helmets threw Molotov cocktails and smashed in windows of the Ukrainian House, climbing over sandbags into the building. The security forces protected themselves with riot shields as well as by hurling stun grenades and attempting to douse the protesters with jets of water.The protesters later in the night formed a corridor on the steps of the building to allow the security forces to leave. (Paulo Nunes dos Santos)
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