Reuters reports:
Ukrainian police said they had detained 56 members of far-right radical groups in Kiev on Sunday after scuffles before the capital’s gay pride march. Early in the morning, more than 150 far-right protesters had sought to block off the route of the march through central Kiev.
Small clashes broke out when police in riot gear moved to clear the street. “Several men who resisted and used gas canisters against law enforcement officers were detained,” the police said in a statement.
Far-right group C14 said police had surrounded its protesters, attacking them with batons and tear gas. “Look at how they protect ‘sexual minorities’ and violate the rights of regular Kiev citizens,” it said in a post on Facebook. More people were detained in a subsequent altercation near the Opera House, police said.
The first drone video below is really something.
This is Kiev Pride pic.twitter.com/OU2b0IL9IZ
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Kiev Pride with this adorable bunch! Defiantly flying that flag! pic.twitter.com/UBv5KZ5cs3
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Reuters Top News: Kiev police detain far-right protesters against gay pride march https://t.co/a2NY7uLZlv pic.twitter.com/KDhPNnyXbx https://t.co/8J5boXjJca #NewsInTweets #WorldNewsInTweets
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Thousands hold gay pride march in Ukrainian capital of Kiev https://t.co/Oyt4nq22Zg pic.twitter.com/4Hl5i3ajc6
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