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| Subject: LOL: When politicians snap: brawl erupts in Ukraine parliament over language bill Sat May 26, 2012 12:16 am | |
| A violent scuffle has erupted in Ukraine's parliament over a bill that would allow the use of the Russian language in courts, hospitals and other institutions in the Russian-speaking regions of the country.
The fight broke out between members of the pro-Western opposition who want to take Ukraine out of Russia's shadow and MPs from President Viktor Yanukovych's party, which bases its support in Ukraine's Russian-speaking east.
At least one MP, opposition member Mykola Petruk, suffered an apparent blow to the head and was taken to the hospital with blood streaming down his face.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/when-politicians-snap-brawl-erupts-in-ukraine-parliament-over-language-bill-20120525-1z91f.html#ixzz1vwhx68wt
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