Teargas and stun grenades used against Georgian protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

Teargas and stun grenades used against Georgian protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

Police launch violent crackdown on demonstration against bill that pro-Moscow government is trying to pass

Georgian security forces used water cannon, teargas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament late on Tuesday, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debated a “foreign agents” bill that is viewed by the opposition and western nations as authoritarian and Russian-inspired.

Reuters witnesses saw some police officers physically attack protesters – who threw eggs and bottles at them – before using teargas, water cannon and stun grenades to force demonstrators from the area outside the Soviet-built parliament building.

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