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Irakli METREVELI, Umberto BACCHI

Dozens Arrested In Overnight Crackdown On Georgia Pro-EU Protests

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze denounced the protests, using language reminiscent of how the Kremlin in Russia targets its political opponents (Credit: AFP)

Georgian police said on Saturday they arrested dozens of people during a crackdown on pro-EU protesters who rallied Friday for a ninth consecutive day against the government decision to shelve talks on joining the bloc.

Security forces fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands of people who had gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi in the evening to demand fresh elections and a return to European integration.

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