Breaking: Ukraine peace march rocked by deadly explosion reported in government-controlled Kharkiv

At least two people have been killed in an explosion during a peace march in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

A Ukrainian interior ministry spokesperson confirmed there had been at least two deaths and that another eight people were wounded in the blast, which police are treating as a "terrorist act".

The government said in a statement that the explosion was the result of an "unknown explosive device", occurring as the city marked the one year anniversary of the Ukrainian parliament's vote to oust the Russia-backed president Viktor Yanukovych.

The incident in the eastern, government-controlled city came while thousands attended a similar "dignity march" in the capital Kiev, organised in part to honour the memory of those killed by sniper fire during protests one year ago.

[link to www.independent.co.uk]

Last Edited by Jozo on 02/22/2015 10:46 AM