KIEV, FEB 26 -
Ukraine 's acting interior minister says he has disbanded a feared riot police force that many accuse of attacks on protesters.
Arsen Avakov wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday that he has signed a decree to disband the force known as Berkut.
Anti-government protesters
have blamed Berkut for violent attacks against peaceful demonstrators
protesting authorities' decision to ditch closer ties with the European
Union and turn to Moscow instead.
Ukraine has been consumed by a three-month political crisis. President Viktor Yanukovych
and protest leaders signed an agreement last week to end the conflict
that left more than 80 people dead in just a few days in Kiev. Shortly
after, Yanukovych fled the capital for his powerbase in eastern Ukraine but his exact whereabouts are unknown.
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