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Riot police used water cannons to disperse protesters in front of Parliament
26 November, 2019
Riot police used water cannons to disperse protesters in front of Parliament
The riot police used water cannons against the protesters gathered in front of the Parliament building in Tbilisi. Reportedly, one person is injured. The rally participants have already left the entrances of the Parliament and most of them are on Rustaveli Avenue.

Protesters held second round of demonstrations in front of the parliament and intended to picket the building again. Opposition party leaders and protesters made a chain around the parliament building, chanting "Come out" and "Go". Law enforcers were mobilized
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near the parliament entrances.

10 people have been detained during the rally dispersal near the parliament building in Tbilisi.

Reportedly, the detainees were taken to Dighomi temporary detention isolator.

Protesters vow they will continue protest and will try picketing the Parliament again. Police officers are deployed on Zubalashvili, Chitadze and Chichinadze streets.

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