TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia detained 107 people in the capital city of Tbilisi overnight during a protest against the government’s decision to halt European Union accession talks, the country’s interior ministry reported on Saturday.
EU membership is overwhelmingly popular in Georgia, with opinion polls consistently showing strong public support.
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets for two consecutive nights, clashing with riot police who have employed water cannons and tear gas to disperse the crowds.
The freezing of application talks has been met with widespread anger in the country, which has the aim of EU membership written into its constitution.
(Reporting by Felix Light; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Jan Harvey)
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