Truce short-lived as explosions hit Kyiv’s Independence Square

Could it be the shortest truce in history? Less than 12 hours after President Viktor Yanukovych and political opposition leaders called for a truce to find time to negotiate a peaceful solution to the nation’s political crisis, explosions hit Independence Square on the morning of February 20, where police and protesters re-engaged in their violent conflict.

Police threw Molotov cocktails into the opposition-occupied Music Conservatory to set it on fire.

Thick black smoke obscures the view from Independence Square east to European Square.

For the full story and live updates, please visit The Kyiv Post.

(February 19 photo by EuroMaydan, via Facebook)

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