Protests escalate in Georgia: police continue to use water cannons
Kyiv • UNN
Large-scale protests demanding the resignation of the government continue in Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi. Police are using water cannons against demonstrators who are building barricades, and more than 200 people have already been detained.
In Georgia, the situation at the protests is rapidly escalating. Police continue to use water cannons to disperse the crowd, but this does not stop the demonstrators. This is reported by echo of the Caucasus, reports UNN.
Details
Large-scale protests continue outside the parliament building in the Georgian capital.
Protests are also taking place in Batumi and Kutaisi, which indicates the national scale of discontent.
Protesters use paving stones to build barricades and confront security forces. Ukrainian flags are increasingly visible in the crowd - they have become a symbol of solidarity and the struggle for freedom.
Recall
In Tbilisi, 50 protesters were detained at night, demanding the resignation of the government and new elections. The total number of detainees exceeded 200 people, some of them received injuries and fractures.