Ukraine lawmakers throw punches (CBC)

Legislators Ukraine thrown chairs and punching each other a session in the Chamber in Kyiv on Thursday. (The new STR/Reuters)

A fierce struggle in Parliament of the Ukraine sent at least six legislators to hospital with concussions, a broken jaw and multiple bruises, setting a low new often tumultuous body.

Ambulances rushed to the end Parliament Thursday after party of the regions President Viktor Yanukovych legislators stormed the podium of the Parliament, which was occupied by the allies of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko opposition. The punches thrown pro-présidentiel legislator and chairs on their opponents.

Pro-Tymoshenko legislators were blocking legislative work all day, protesting against corruption probe.

Clashes between legislators are frequent Ukraine but fight Thursday was the most violent so far. Parliament Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn, hid flying egg and bombs smoke behind an umbrella during a battle in April, said Friday it was time to put an end to the mess.

"This room has not yet been such inhuman hatred, animal rabies and willingness of disability, but to kill."-All-Ukrainian Union Party "fatherland."

Product Lytvyn bars of iron chains and locks, which have been introduced in room Thursday and said that some same lawmakers threatened to use the weapons they often bring with them.

He said: "what relationship it should legislative activity?". " How can teach us children democracy and love for their homeland? »

The Prosecutor's Office this week has opened a criminal investigation suspected as badly affected by the hundreds of millions of dollars, while she was Prime Minister Tymoshenko.

Tymoshenko, who lost the presidential elections in February with Yanukovych, calls the politically motivated probe.

The President of Parliament Volodymyr Lytvyn product chains, locks and iron bars, he said, were brought into the hall Thursday, before to say that it was time to put an end to the violence. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Six legislators were wounded in combat and four of them were still in the hospital Friday, said the Tymoshenko Office.

"This room has not yet seen these inhuman hate animal rabies and a willingness to not only handicap but to kill her," Union All-Ukrainian "Fatherland" party said.

The Party of regions said its members were not injured but blamed opposition to trigger the fight.

Oleksandr Yefremov opposition representatives said party introduced strings in room Parliament to block its doors and prevent entry to the colleagues.

Yefremov noted that dozens of his colleagues were wrong in April when the representatives of the opposition threw smoke bombs in the hall in protest at a naval Pact with the Russia.

Yanukovych sentenced the fight, but has refrained from blame.

"It is high time that the politicians to hear and to raise the level of political culture on all sides," Yanukovych told reporters Friday, according to the press UNIAN Agency.