2 killed in Ukraine as cops fire on protesters

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An Orthodox priest tries to stop clashes between protesters and the police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014.

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A protesters throws a molotov cocktail at the police on January 22, 2014.

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Protesters clash with the police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014.

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An opposition activist waves a Ukrainian flag as he stands on a barricade in the early morning of January 22, 2014.

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Ukrainian opposition activists tried to stay warm by standing next to a fire in central Kiev in the early morning of January 22, 2014.

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An opposition activist speaks to forces standing guard in front of the parliament on January 21, 2014.

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A protester wrapped in a Ukrainian flag walks between wreckages of burnt trucks.

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A protester holds a riot police shield in front of a barricade on January 21, 2014.

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A protester smokes at the barricade in front of armour-clad security forces blocking access to the Verkhovna Rada parliament on January 21, 2014.

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A priest passes in front of riot police on January 21, 2014.

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A bare chested man waves a Ukrainian flag during clashes between the opposition and police in the centre of Kiev on January 20, 2014.

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A protester sprays fire in the direction of the riot police on January 20, 2014.

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Riot police try to break up a rally of opposition protesters on January 19.

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Protesters regroup into a "testudo" formation as they clash with riot police on January 19, 2014.

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Protesters clash with police on January 19, 2014.

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A Pro-EU protester holds a European Union flag during a rally on Independence square in Kiev on January 16, 2014.

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An Orthodox priest holds a cross in front of riot policemen standing guard in front of the parliament's building in Kiev on January 14, 2014.

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KIEV, Ukraine — Two people whose dead bodies were found Wednesday near the site of clashes with police were shot with live ammunition, prosecutors said Wednesday, raising fears that their deaths could further fuel violence on the streets of the Ukrainian capital after two months of largely peaceful protests.

Medics at the site said a third man also died after he fell from a high point near a sports arena at the site of clashes, but Natalia Vishnevska, spokeswoman for the city health department, said that man survived the fall and was being treated in the hospital.

The protesters' deaths fuelled fears that daily protests aimed at bringing down the government over its decision to shun the European Union for closer ties to Moscow and over human rights violations could escalate and turn even more violent.

Protesters clash with the police in the center of Kiev on January 22, 2014.Photo: Getty Images

Prosecutors said the two men were shot with live ammunition, and have opened a criminal investigation to determine who was responsible.

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said the police did not have live ammunition and charged that opposition leaders should be held responsible for the deaths.

The three main opposition parties, meanwhile, issued a statement blaming President Viktor Yanukovych and his staunch ally Interior Minister Vitali Zakharchenko for the deaths.

The mass protests erupted after Yanukovych spurned a pact with the European Union in favor of close ties with Russia, which offered him a $15 billion bailout. They swelled to hundreds of thousands after a small peaceful rally was violently broken up by police. Seeing the government ignore their demands and opposition leaders unable to present a coherent plan or even select a single leader, radical protesters have clashed with riot police in Kiev since Sunday.

The deaths came on the fourth day of violent street battles between protesters hurling fire bombs and stones and police firing back with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The bodies were found before police moved to tear down protesters barricades near official buildings in central Kiev and chased demonstrators away.

An opposition activist speaks to forces standing guard in front of the parliament on January 21, 2014.Photo: Getty Images

Helmeted riot police moved in on hundreds of protesters, dismantling the barricades, beating many with truncheons and firing shots at some. One man was attacked by over a dozen policemen, was made to take off his winter jacket off and dragged away, where he was beaten again. Dark smoke from burning tires billowed in the air and an armored vehicle was seen near police lines.

The police drove demonstrators down a hill toward the main protest site on Independence Square, where protesters have set up an extensive tent camp and rallied around the clock since November. There was no immediate police move on the main camp.

Oleksandr Turchynov, one of opposition leaders, called on Ukrainians to rush to the center of Kiev to defend their country. "Ukraine will not be a dictatorship, it will be an independent, European country. Let us defend Ukraine!"

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The U.S. Embassy said it was revoking the visas of some Ukrainian officials linked to the violence and was considering further action. The embassy would not name the officials, citing privacy laws. The EU condemned the violence and said it was also considering action against the Ukrainian government.

After several days of refusing face-to-face talks, Yanukovych met Wednesday with three main opposition leaders to negotiate a solution.

The protests were the biggest since the peaceful 2004 Orange Revolution, which annulled Yanukovych's fraud-tinged victory in a presidential vote and forced a new vote that brought his pro-Western rival to power. The current protests were also largely peaceful for nearly two months, but turned violent after Yanukovych, elected in 2010, pushed through sweeping anti-protest legislation and ignored all the protesters' demands. The deaths mark a turning point in the stand-off that could lead to more violence.

"Look, the deaths and the injuries speak to the actions of those in power. They've crossed the line," said Andriy Kolosovich, 20, whose was injured in the legs by a stun grenade and was being treated in a nearby medical unit set up by protesters.

The police move on the barricades came on the same day when much of international attention was focused in Switzerland, where peace talks aimed at ending Syria's war began Wednesday.

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