ALJAZEERA: Masked men with guns in Kiev raided the party headquarters of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and took a computer server on Monday, spokeswoman Natalia Lysova said…
The raid occurred amid heightened tension in the Ukrainian capital after hundreds of thousands of people attended a protest rally on Sunday, which continued Monday, demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich, Tymoshenko’s archrival.
The protesters, gathered in Kiev’s Independence Square, are furious with the Yanukovich government for its decision to ditch a landmark pact with the European Union in favor of a trade deal with Moscow, Ukraine’s Soviet-era overlord. Scores of riot police were dispatched to the area on Monday, stoking fears of a crackdown…(more)
