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5/6/09

BBC NEWS: Anti-government clash in Georgia

Mikhael Saskashveli with body guards


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Anti-government clash in Georgia

Anti-government protesters and police have clashed in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, over the alleged beating of a local journalist. Riot police used batons to force back some protesters who tried to enter a police compound by climbing over a fence, the interior ministry said. These were the first clashes between protesters and police since anti-government demonstrations began on 9 April. Although attendance at daily rallies has dwindled, tension in the city has risen, said the BBC's Tom Esslemont in Tbilisi.

The clash came a day after Georgian authorities said they had thwarted an army mutiny.

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