Police disperse crowds with force in third straight day of protests in Georgia

Protesters gathered across Georgia on Saturday night in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union. In the capital of Tbilisi protesters were chased and beaten by police, according to the Associated Press, as police deployed water cannons and teargas to disperse crowds. The unrest was sparked by the newly elected government’s announcement that it was suspending talks to join the European Union

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