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Ukrainian parliament approves change to constitution

The speaker of Ukrainian parliament, Volodymyr Groisman (L) speaks to lawmakers, who surround a rostrum as they discuss the changes to Ukrainian Constitution at the Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, 31 August 2015. The Lawmakers accepted the project to changing Ukrainian Constitution about decentralization of power in first reading as opponents of changes to Ukrainian Constitution clash with police in front of Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev today. A grenade exploded outside Ukraine's parliament 31 August during a protest as legislators voted in favour of a draft law to give special status to the eastern regions that are locked in a conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. Local media reports said that the grenade was thrown into a cordon of police and national guardsmen in Kiev. Dozens of people were reportedly injured. (Photo by Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto)

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