Demonstrators participate a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
In Photos: Political Turmoil In Georgia Over Govt's Move On Joining EU
Mass opposition protests sparked in Georgia following the government's decision to put the EU accession talks on hold. The protestors reportedly threw fireworks at police officers and built barricades on the Georgian capital's central boulevard. In a bid to disperse the agitators, police used water cannons and tear gas and detained over 300 protesters.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Demonstrators participate a rally | Photo: AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Police shoot tear gas towards demonstrators | Photo: AP/Pavel Bednyakov
Police shoot tear gas towards demonstrators during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Police detain a demonstrator | Photo: AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
Police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: A demonstrator walks through a cloud of tear gas | Photo: AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
A demonstrator walks through a cloud of tear gas during a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Demonstrators participate in a rally | Photo: AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
Demonstrators participate in a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: A demonstrator wearing a mask attends a rally | Photo: AP/Pavel Bednyakov
A demonstrator wearing a mask attends a rally outside the parliament building to protests against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Demonstrators hold a EU flag during a rally | Photo: AP/Pavel Bednyakov
Demonstrators hold a EU flag during a rally outside the parliament's building to protests against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Demonstrators launch firecrackers | Photo: AP/Pavel Bednyakov
Demonstrators launch firecrackers during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Demonstrators use lasers towards the police | Photo: AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
Demonstrators use lasers towards the police during a rally outside the parliament to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Pro-EU protests in Georgia: Police shoot demonstrators with water cannons. | Photo: AP/Zurab Tsertsvadze
Demonstrators stand outside parliament as police fire water cannons during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia.
