Police in Georgia detain protesters demanding early election


  • World
  • Monday, 18 Nov 2019

Riot police use water canon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the government and to demand an early parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

TBILISI (Reuters) - Police used water cannon to disperse protesters near Georgia's parliament on Monday and arrested several people calling for an early election.

The violence broke out a day after 20,000 people rallied in the centre of the Georgian capital Tbilisi to protest against the government and demand an early parliamentary election.

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