Ukraine gunmen seize buildings in Sloviansk
Further seizures of official buildings have been reported in east Ukraine as tensions between the new government and pro-Russian protesters rise.
Gunmen occupied a police station and a security services building in the town of Sloviansk. Official buildings in Druzhkovka were reportedly taken over.
A Donetsk police chief quit after pro-Russian crowds marched on a police station demanding his resignation.
The interim interior minister says firing has broken out in Kramatorsk.
Arsen Avakov said exchanges of fire erupted as gunmen tried to storm local administration buildings in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region.
The new government in Kiev accuses Moscow of orchestrating the unrest.
Interim Foreign Minister Andrei Deshchytsia urged Moscow to end "provocative" actions by its agents.
Tensions are rising in the east, as pro-Russian activists continue a stand-off with Ukraine's new government
Eastern Ukraine has a large Russian-speaking population and has seen a series of protests since the ousting of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in February.
Protesters in largely Russian-speaking Donetsk, 130km (80 miles) from Sloviansk, have been occupying government buildings for days and demanding a referendum on becoming part of Russia.
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