{"id":132415,"date":"2024-12-02T08:30:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132415"},"modified":"2024-12-02T08:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T01:30:11","slug":"protesters-in-tbilisi-clash-with-georgian-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132415","title":{"rendered":"Protesters in Tbilisi Clash With Georgian Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Protesters clashed with the police in the Republic of Georgia\u2019s capital late into the night on Sunday during the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations over the recently elected government\u2019s suspension of its bid to join the European Union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Black Sea country of 3.7 million has been rocked by protests since Thursday, when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the government would stall the process of E.U. accession \u2014 a goal enshrined in the country\u2019s Constitution \u2014 until 2028. He also said the government would refuse all grants by the 27-member bloc, which are usually worth tens of millions of dollars annually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As on previous nights, thousands of demonstrators, many clad in the country\u2019s red-and-white flag, gathered in front of the Georgian Parliament building, pointing green lasers and expressing their opposition to the new government\u2019s policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Later on Sunday, the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/video\/world\/europe\/100000009852662\/georgia-parliament-protests-european-union.html\" title=\"\">police used water cannons<\/a> and water from fire hydrants to disperse protesters, who shot off firecrackers and other fireworks in response, according to videos shared from the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Georgia\u2019s Interior Ministry said on Sunday morning that protests overnight had \u201cevolved into violence.\u201d It claimed that protesters \u201cthrew pyrotechnics\u201d and \u201cignited objects\u201d toward police officers and at Parliament, causing a fire to break out. Windows were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/police.ge\/en\/shinagan-saqmeta-saministros-gantskhadeba\/16484\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">smashed<\/a> by \u201cstones and various objects,\u201d the ministry added in a statement, saying that protesters also had damaged protective iron barriers around the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/police.ge\/en\/shinagan-saqmeta-saministros-gantskhadeba\/16480\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">150 people had been arrested<\/a> as of Saturday night, according to the ministry, which also said that several police officers and 42 of its employees had been hurt since the protests began.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\"><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"css-1b5b8u1\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M2.5 12a9.5 9.5 0 1 1 19 0 9.5 9.5 0 0 1-19 0Zm8.5 1.75v-7.5h2v7.5h-2Zm0 2v2h2v-2h-2Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<hr\/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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