Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia

Aljazeera

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Tensions boiled over this week in Georgia's Abkhazia region as protesters oppose a measure that seeks to give property rights to Russians.
Newsweek
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Video posted by TASS showed a truck ramming into the gates surrounding the parliament in the capital Sukhumi and throngs of people pouring into the courtyard.
NBC News
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The parliament was to have discussed ratifying the measure but postponed the session as the demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the government compound.
ABC News Go
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Russia recognizes Abkhazia as an independent country, but many Abkhazians are concerned that the region of about 245,000 people is just a client state of Moscow.
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