Two people died when riot police acted to end five days of opposition protests, which were aimed at ousting Western-backed President Mikheil Saakashvili. A policeman and a former officer were hit and killed by a car allegedly carrying a protest organiser that sped away after police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons to stop the rally, the interior ministry said. Riot squads moved in just after midnight to disperse around 300 activists armed with sticks who had vowed to thwart a showpiece military parade to mark Georgia's Independence Day. "In total, 37 people were hospitalized, 28 protesters and nine policemen," interior ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili stated. Rights groups accused the police of using excessive force.
http://www.france24.com/en/20110526-two-dead-georgia-protests-dispersed
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