Police Snipers Shoot, Protesters Toss Firebombs As Ukraine Truce Fails

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*Protesters tossed firebombs and advanced upon police lines Thursday in Ukraine’s embattled capital. Government snipers shot back, killing at least 70 people and wounding hundreds of others, according to a protest doctor. Video footage on Ukrainian television showed shocking scenes Thursday of protesters being cut down by gunfire, lying on the pavement as comrades rushed to their aid. Trying to protect themselves with shields, teams of protesters carried bodies away on sheets of plastic or planks of wood…* What is the reaction from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here: http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/2014/02/20/ukraine-standoff-continues-amid-shaky-truce/nre1Un9uccV27s8gZqdRDN/story.html

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