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Clashes as Tymoshenko taken into custody

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A Ukrainian court in Kiev sanctioned on Friday the arrest of the country’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. 05.08.2011, Sputnik International

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Clashes as Tymoshenko taken into custody

18:18 GMT 05.08.2011

A Ukrainian court in Kiev sanctioned on Friday the arrest of the country’s former prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko.

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She left the court in a police van

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There was a large police presence.

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Tymoshenko’s supporters tried to stop police taking her away

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Fighting broke out

© RIA Novosti . Grigory Vasilenko / Go to the mediabankTymoshenko, currently an opposition leader, is charged with signing a 2009 gas contract with Russian gas company Gazprom which Kiev says was disadvantageous to Ukraine.

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Tymoshenko, currently an opposition leader, is charged with signing a 2009 gas contract with Russian gas company Gazprom which Kiev says was disadvantageous to Ukraine.