Protesters in Georgia throw Molotov cocktails at security forces
Protesters in Georgia shoot fireworks at security forces (photo: t.me/zjavakhadze)
For the first time, Molotov cocktails were thrown at security forces during protests in Georgia, report Georgian media outlets and Imedi TV channel. Gas and water cannons are being used against the demonstrators, and special forces are waiting for the order to disperse them again,
In particular, the TV channel reported that it was the first time that protesters had used a burning mixture against the police. According to the video, it happened on Chinchadze Street, which is adjacent to the parliament.
In general, as of now, there are still many people on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. The protesters near the parliament continue to fire pyrotechnics at the building and the security forces.
They are separated from the security forces by columns. Demonstrators are launching firecrackers from the stairs of the parliament, while special forces are sitting inside and firing tear gas and water cannons. It is cold outside, the temperature is approaching zero.
Photo: protests in Georgia (t.me/zjavakhadze)
Photo: protests in Georgia (t.me/zjavakhadze)
Photo: protests in Georgia (t.me/zjavakhadze)
According to the News Georgia Telegram channel, special forces are waiting for an order to clear Rustaveli Avenue on Freedom Square.
Today, several thousand people again protested in front of the Georgian parliament. The protesters are dissatisfied with the fact that the ruling Georgian Dream party has postponed negotiations on joining the European Union until 2028. Protests are also taking place in other major cities.
Today it became known that the EU may impose sanctions against those involved in the dispersal of peaceful demonstrations in Tbilisi.
President Salome Zurabishvili warned the protesters that the authorities may be preparing provocations with alleged Georgian fighters from Ukraine.
