Gunmen Seize Ukraine Police Station In Sloviansk

Police say the gang of armed men dressed in camouflage , fired shots and used stun grenades to seize the offices in Sloviansk , near the Russian border

Interior Minister Arsen Avakov called the gunmen "terrorists" and said special forces would repel the attack

Pro russian protesters have taken over the government buildings throughout Eastern Ukraine , Kiev says the unrest is being orchestrated from Moscow

Protesters in the Eastern city of Donetsk , 80 miles (130 km) from Sloviansk , have been occupying government buildings for days and demanding a referendum on becoming part of Russia

A similar move prompted a russian takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region earlier this year , the U.S. and E.U. have put sanctions on Russia and Crimean people , they say were connected with the takeover

Russia has denied responsibility for the protests in Eastern Ukraine , but Western nations expressed concern over a build up of Russian troops along the border 

Interim Prime Minister arsenly Yatsenyuk visited Donetsk on Friday and attempted to   placate anti government groups by guarnteeing that no restrictions would be put on the use of the Russian language

The Kiev government had set a deadline of Friday for all occupations to end , but trouble continued in several cities in the East , regional police spokesman Ihor Dyomin described how armed men were bussed to the police station in Sloviansk

"Six or seven unknown persons got out , they fired several shots in the air and attempted to storm the police department " he said and added that people in camouflage uniforms and with weapons were inside the building

Interior Minister Arsen Avakov promised to deal with attackers "the response will be very tough because there is a diffrence between protestors and terrorists" he said on his Ukrainian facebook page