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                      2 Killed in Eastern Ukraine Fighting

   by VOA News

   Fighting in the rebel-held eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk has left two
   civilians dead, the first reported since Ukrainian lawmakers voted to
   grant the region self rule.

   Municipal officials said two civilians were killed, and three injured,
   during heavy shelling in a residential neighborhood, but it is unclear
   when the shelling took place.

   Civilian deaths in the Donetsk region have continued to rise, despite a
   cease-fire agreement.

   On Tuesday, the Ukrainian parliament passed laws granting temporary
   self-rule to the region and amnesty to rebel fighters, with the
   exception of those accused of committing "grave crimes."

   The new laws, which were proposed by Ukrainian President Petro
   Poroshenko, are aimed at ending a five-month separatist rebellion,
   which has claimed an estimated 3,000 lives and paralyzed Ukraine
   politically and economically.
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