Police disperse pro-European protest in Tbilisi after Georgia suspends EU talks

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Police deployed water cannons to disperse protesters outside Georgia's Parliament in Tbilisi late Thursday after the government suspended its EU membership bid for four years.   Riot officers moved in after midnight to clear the crowd, with similar demonstrations reported in other cities.  The decision to halt EU negotiations came shortly after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was reappointed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, sparking nationwide protests.  #Georgia #protest #EU

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00:00These chaotic scenes unfolded in Tbilisi as police clashed with protesters, deploying

00:06water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowds. The unrest erupted after the Prime

00:11Minister announced Georgia would freeze EU membership talks until the end of 2028. Outraged

00:19by the decision, thousands accused the government of abandoning the path to European integration.

00:25The President joined the protesters, calling the government illegitimate and claiming it

00:29had declared war on its own people. According to the Interior Ministry, 43 protesters were

00:36detained, facing charges of disobeying police and minor hooliganism. Tensions in Tbilisi

00:43are rising as demands for clarity on Georgia's European future intensify.

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