Protesters in the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgia stormed the parliament building to demand the region's president step down and reject an investment agreement that could benefit wealthy Russians.
Protesters clashed with police outside Abkhazia's parliament, as lawmakers considered an investment deal with Russia. Police in the breakaway Georgian region fired tear gas in response.
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.
Crowds of protesters rallied outside the parliament on Friday in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, where opposition has been building to a recent investment agreement with Moscow, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported.
