Armed men patrol airport grounds in Ukraine's Crimea, say airport operating normally


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  • Friday, 28 Feb 2014

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Armed men who took control of the airport in Ukraine's Crimean regional centre of Simferopol on Friday are patrolling the airport grounds but have not moved into the passenger terminal and appear to be allowing the airport to function normally.

A Reuters eyewitness at the scene said the men, dressed in full battle gear and carrying assault rifles and machine guns, were moving freely in an out of the control tower.

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