Police clash with demonstrators outside parliament in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 14, 2014, as deputies repeatedly voted down proposals to officially recognize a contentious WWII-era partisan group as national heroes. Thousands of Svoboda nationalist party supporters rallied in Kiev earlier in the day in celebration of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, but officials from the party denied vehemently that its members were involved in the unrest.
Violent Clashes Outside Parliament in Kyiv - October 14, 2014
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Protesters, right, clash with Interior Ministry and law enforcement members during a rally near the parliament building in Kyiv, Oct. 14, 2014. Thousands of Svoboda nationalist party supporters rallied in Kyiv earlier Tuesday in celebration of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, but officials from the party denied vehemently that its members were involved in the unrest.
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Protesters, right, clash with Interior Ministry and law enforcement members during a rally near the parliament building in Kyiv, Oct. 14, 2014. Thousands of Svoboda nationalist party supporters rallied in Kyiv earlier Tuesday in celebration of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, but officials from the party denied vehemently that its members were involved in the unrest.
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Interior Ministry members stand guard in formation during clashes between radical protesters with law enforcement members during a rally near the parliament building in Kyiv, Oct. 14, 2014.
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Ukrainian Colonel-General Stepan Poltorak, left, talks to President Petro Poroshenko during a parliament session in Kyiv, Oct. 14, 2014.