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Photos: Clashes outside Ukraine Parliament

August 31, 2015 10:10AM ET

A constitutional amendment granting special status to separatist regions arouses anger and protests

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Demonstrators clash with police outside the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, August 31, 2015. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
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The demonstrators were protesting a constitutional amendment that would grant the separatist east a special status. Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images
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At least 100 were wounded in the clashes, while one national guard member was killed. Efrem Lukatsky / AP
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The amendment, though not yet law, gained 265 votes, 39 more than it needed to proceed to a second and final reading. Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images
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A smoke grenade flies over police during the clashes. Efrem Lukatsky / AP
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Witnesses said that a loud explosion was heard outside the building after the vote passed. Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images
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The national guard was pelted with fire crackers and petrol bombs in the confrontation. Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images

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