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| Georgian police have used tear gas and water cannon to dispel opposition demonstrators staging a sixth day of protests in the capital, Tbilisi. | |
| Several people were injured during the clash on the city's main street in front of parliament. | Several people were injured during the clash on the city's main street in front of parliament. |
| The protesters had been regrouping after an earlier police action forced them off the street. | The protesters had been regrouping after an earlier police action forced them off the street. |
| President Mikhail Saakashvili has rejected the protesters' accusations of corruption and says he will not quit. | President Mikhail Saakashvili has rejected the protesters' accusations of corruption and says he will not quit. |
| Police used tear gas and water cannon after thousands of protesters tried to reclaim Rustaveli Avenue - Tbilisi's main thoroughfare. | |
| The BBC's Matthew Collin in Tbilisi says the police action provoked chaos among the demonstrators, sending them running for cover. | The BBC's Matthew Collin in Tbilisi says the police action provoked chaos among the demonstrators, sending them running for cover. |
| The protesters say the police response demonstrates Mr Saakashvili's authoritarian tendencies. | The protesters say the police response demonstrates Mr Saakashvili's authoritarian tendencies. |
| The protesters are also demanding early elections | The protesters are also demanding early elections |
| The opposition said police had arrested two of its leaders and beaten several of its supporters during an earlier raid. | The opposition said police had arrested two of its leaders and beaten several of its supporters during an earlier raid. |
| The authorities said they had to act to unblock the city's main thoroughfare and stop protesters from setting up a tent camp there. A government official said the rally could continue on the pavement. | The authorities said they had to act to unblock the city's main thoroughfare and stop protesters from setting up a tent camp there. A government official said the rally could continue on the pavement. |
| 'Baseless' allegations | 'Baseless' allegations |
| Opposition supporters have been gathering outside parliament every day since Friday, when 50,000 people attended the largest street protest seen since the 2003 "Rose Revolution" that brought pro-Western Mr Saakashvili to power. | Opposition supporters have been gathering outside parliament every day since Friday, when 50,000 people attended the largest street protest seen since the 2003 "Rose Revolution" that brought pro-Western Mr Saakashvili to power. |
| The protesters accuse him of corruption and of not doing enough to tackle poverty. | The protesters accuse him of corruption and of not doing enough to tackle poverty. |
| They are calling for the president's resignation and want a fresh election. | They are calling for the president's resignation and want a fresh election. |
| Many of the protesters back the president's former ally, Irakli Okruashvili, who was arrested last month. | Many of the protesters back the president's former ally, Irakli Okruashvili, who was arrested last month. |
| Mr Okruashvili was detained shortly after he said Mr Saakashvili had plotted to kill a top businessman. He was later released on a multimillion-dollar bail and went to Germany. | Mr Okruashvili was detained shortly after he said Mr Saakashvili had plotted to kill a top businessman. He was later released on a multimillion-dollar bail and went to Germany. |
| The government says Mr Okruashvili's accusations are "false and baseless". | The government says Mr Okruashvili's accusations are "false and baseless". |