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Funerals Honor Slain Protesters in Kiev

Image: People pray during a funeral service for two anti-governent protesters who were killed after days of violence in Kiev
People pray for two slain anti-government protesters during their funeral services in Kiev on Saturday.BAZ RATNER / Reuters

People pray for two anti-government protesters killed in this week's clashes with government forces during their funeral services in Kiev on Saturday. Downtown Kiev looked to be in the hands of the opposition on Saturday, after President Viktor Yanukovych made huge concessions to protesters and then left the city.

Image: People pray during a funeral service for two anti-governent protesters who were killed after days of violence in Kiev
People pray during a funeral service for two anti-government protesters in Kiev on Saturday.BAZ RATNER / Reuters
Image: Roses are placed under a combat helmet during a funeral service for two anti-governent protesters who were killed after days of violence in Kiev
Roses are placed under a combat helmet during the funeral service in Kiev.BAZ RATNER / Reuters
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People carry the coffin of opposition activist Bogdan Solchunuk during his funeral in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Saturday. Services were held Saturday in the pro-opposition stronghold of Lviv for locals who were killed in the recent clashes with government forces in Kiev. Lviv activists say 19 of their people were killed in the violence in the capital city.Darko Vojinovic / AP