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Ukraine Explodes: 'Dozens' Die in Odessa Fire Sparked When Pro-Russia Protesters Clash With Those Demanding a Unified Ukraine

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By Tracy Connor, Alexander Smith and Albina Kovalyova
At least 31 people were killed in a fire that broke out amid clashes between pro-Russia demonstrators and government supporters in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa.

The port city has not been a deadly flashpoint in the unrest that has plagued the eastern section of Ukraine during the tug-of-war between Russia and the West.

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Screen capture from YouTube video.
But violence erupted when protesters calling for a united Ukraine marched through the streets and were met by pro-Russian activists, Kiev-based UNIAN news agency and the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.

Riot police stepped in as the crowds threw flares and light bombs, and fired stones in slingshots. Several people were reported killed, but the toll rose sharply after a trade union building was set ablaze.

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