MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government said a town hall at Mariupol in the east of the country had been "liberated" on Thursday from pro-Russian protesters, but the situation on the ground was less clear.
Dozens of pro-Moscow demonstrators were surrounding it later in the day and controlling access to the building, which was still flying the separatist flag. Tyres and barbed-wire barricades remained in place
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