Police Use Water Cannons Against Protesters in Georgia.
Police in Georgia used water cannons against protesters who rallied against the results of a parliamentary election in the capital Tblisi, Sunday, November 8, and continuing into Monday morning.
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READ MORE: Georgian police fired water cannon and tear gas against hundreds of protesters outside the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Sunday to support a call by opposition parties for a rerun of Oct. 31 parliamentary elections that they say were rigged.
Small groups of protesters started throwing stones at the police. The demonstrators had moved to the CEC building from the capital's main Rustaveli Avenue, where thousands of people held a peaceful rally.
Police said that protesters tried to storm the CEC building.
"As the protesters used violent methods and did not obey the instructions of the police, the Interior Ministry used proportional force within its powers," the ministry said in a statement.
The opposition is demanding the resignation of the CEC chief, Tamar Zhvania, and the calling of fresh elections.
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LINK: www.voanews.com/europe/georgian-police-fire-water-cannon-protesters-who-claim-polls-were-rigged
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