AT LEAST 100 police officers and servicemen from the Ukrainian National Guard were injured after a grenade exploded outside the Verkhovna Rada in Kiev, Monday.
A grenade was tossed towards the police and national guard officers outside parliament. The servicemen were trying to prevent protesters from storming the Ukrainian parliament building.
90 police wounded in #Ukraine parliament clashes. Photo Yuriy Kirnichny pic.twitter.com/BEIfEVLCgM
— AFP Photo Department (@AFPphoto) August 31, 2015
A man was caught on camera throwing what appeared to be a grenade during the protest in Kiev today.
The man can be seen reaching into his pocket to grab the grenade and then tossing it at the Ukrainian police.
Here’s the video:
Hat Tip Andrew