基輔星期四又爆發衝突,22人喪生

Witnesses in the Ukrainian capital say at least 22 people have been killed in fresh clashes that erupted between anti-government protesters and police, hours after President Viktor Yanukovych announced a truce with opposition leaders.

Some of those killed were reportedly shot by government snipers. Ukraine's Interior Ministry, meanwhile, reported that three police officers were killed Thursday. It said more than 50 police personnel had been hospitalized during the day, 30 of them with gunshot wounds.

The latest reported death toll is in addition to the 28 people the health ministry says were killed in clashes earlier this week after riot police swarmed a makeshift protest camp in Kyiv.

The violence comes as three European Union foreign ministers met with President Yanukovych in Kyiv to discuss the crisis. Earlier reports said the talks were called off due to the renewed violence. Later in the day, the EU is holding an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss possible sanctions against those responsible for the unrest.

Clashes between anti-government protesters and police have escalated this week. In addition to the deaths, nearly 300 people have been hospitalized -- including 88 police officers, six journalists, and a member of parliament.

President Yanukovych and the leaders of anti-government protests had agreed on a truce Wednesday. A statement on President Viktor Yanukovych's website said it is aimed at "ending the bloodshed and stabilizing the situation the interests of social peace." It did not provide details.烏克蘭首都基輔的目擊者說，反政府抗議者與警察重新爆發衝突，有至少22人喪生。在這之前幾個小時，總統亞努科維奇剛剛與反對派領袖宣佈暫停衝突。

據報道，死者中有些人是被政府的狙擊手擊斃的。烏克蘭內務部報告說，星期四有三名警察喪生，50多名警察受傷後被送往醫院，其中30人是槍傷。

最新的消息使死亡人數又有增加。之前，烏克蘭衛生部表示，有28人在本星期的衝突中死亡。衝突是在防暴警察衝擊基輔一處臨時抗議營地後爆發的。

在衝突重起之際，歐盟三個成員國的外長在基輔會晤了總統亞努科維奇，討論當前的危機。早些時候的報道曾說，由於重新爆發暴力，會談已被取消。同天晚些時候，歐盟在布魯塞爾召開緊急會議，討論對製造動亂者可能實施的制裁措施。

反政府抗議者與警察的暴力在本星期升級。除了死者之外，還有將近300人被送進醫院，包括88名警察、六名記者和一名議員。

亞努科維奇總統與反政府抗議活動領袖星期三達成了停止衝突的協議。亞努科維奇在他的網站上發表聲明說，決定停止衝突是爲了“社會安寧而結束流血和穩定局勢”。聲明沒有說明細節。