The buildings housing the parliament and government of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea were seized by armed persons on Thursday. A Crimean parliament spokesman said that unknown persons had broken into the legislature's headquarters and ordered security guards to leave the building.
All employees of Crimea's parliament were given a day-off on Thursday, he said.
There is a large police presence outside of the Crimean government headquarters. Officers are not allowing people to approach the seized building.
