Photos: Kiev burns as death toll rises

Violence escalates
An anti-government protester throws a molotov cocktail during demonstrations in Independence Square on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Just hours after a truce was declared, clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces have broken out again in Ukraine's capital, NPR reports.

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