Georgia arrests 107 more people as pro-EU protests continue
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Tbilisi: Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second night of protests sparked by the government s decision to delay European Un...
Tbilisi: Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second night of protests sparked by the government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis.
The Black Sea nation has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in a October 26 parliamentary election that the pro-EU opposition said was fraudulent.
The interior ministry said 107 people were detained for "disobedience to lawful police orders and petty hooliganism."
"Throughout the night... protesters threw various objects, including stones, pyrotechnics, glass bottles, and metal items, at law enforcement officers," it said, adding that "10 employees of the ministry of internal affairs were injured."
The ministry had said that 32 police officers were wounded and 43 protestors detained on Thursday.
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