Georgian police fire water cannon at protesters who say polls were rigged

Georgian police fire water cannon at protesters who say polls were riggedDozens were injured when Georgian police fired water cannon against hundreds of protesters who gathered outside the Central Election Commission (CEC) on Sunday to support an opposition call for a rerun of Oct. 31 parliamentary elections which they say were rigged. Police said 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.




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