An anti-government protester shoots an improvised weapon during clashes with riot police in Independence Square in Kiev on Thursday. Facing Ukraine police officers armed with combat weapons, dozens were killed in a bloody battle for control of central Kiev Thursday. Protests began peacefully last year but have been increasingly characterized by smaller, more extreme elements who have clashed with riot police.
Ukrainian Protester Fires Strange, Homemade Weapon
<p>An anti-government protester shoots an improvised weapon during clashes in Kiev Thursday.</p>
