The vote came after police stopped guarding presidential buildings allowing protesters in and parliament appointed high-level officials. Mr Yanukovych described events as a "coup" and vowed not to stand down. Also on Saturday afternoon, prominent opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko was released from detention, hours after parliament authorised the move. A BBC correspondent saw Tymoshenko driven away in a car after leaving a hospital in the eastern city of Kharkiv where she was being held under prison guard. Read more http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26304842