New : 10,000 demonstrators gather after violent police crackdown ; opposition leaders call for president 's resignation . The government has said it will not allow the protests to turn into a broader movement against President Bashar al-Assad. United States condemns `` violence against protesters '' in Independence Square . Police detained 35 demonstrators early Saturday for hooliganism and resistance to law enforcement officials , Ukrinform cited police as saying . Interior Ministry says riot police responded to `` provocations by protesters '' -- state media .
New : 10,000 demonstrators gather after violent police crackdown ; opposition leaders call for president 's resignation . The government has said it will not allow the protests to turn into a broader movement against President Bashar al-Assad. United States condemns `` violence against protesters '' in Independence Square . Interior Ministry says riot police responded to `` provocations by protesters '' -- state media .