Crimean unrest: online video from Simferopol
The people who seized the Crimean Parliament and Verkhovna Rada are armed with submachine guns and machine guns, acting Minister of Internal Affairs A
Witnesses also noticed grenade launchers and a sniper rifle on the attackers. ATR is broadcasting live from the spot.
The buildings were seized at 4.20 a.m. EET, mass media report. The attackers call themselves members of the Russian-speaking Self-Defence.
The attackers only let VR members enter the building in order to start a session there. They have agreed to communicate with Russian journalists only.
Photo: AFP
