Clashes occur between protesters and police officers

There is a clash between the participants of the rally and the police near the back entrance of the Parliament building.

The law enforcement officers called the participants of the rally to leave the mentioned territory, which was followed by shouts and noise from the participants of the rally. They are chanting: "Slaves to the Russians."

At the moment, amid the commotion, the flow of people is moving from the back area of the Parliament building to Chichinadze Street.

Sergi Bzishvili, deputy director of the patrol police department, told InterPressNews that the citizens are leaving the mentioned area due to their own safety.

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