One policeman killed, 19 injured in Tbilisi clashes with protesters - ministry

On early Thursday morning, policemen dispersed protesters, demanding resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, from the Rustaveli Avenue using water cannons and tear gas.

Shota Utiashvili, the head of the ministry's analytical department, said the policemen was killed after he was run over by a motorized convoy of opposition leaders, who fled the scene as the police began its operation to disperse the protesters.

He added that 19 more policemen, who were injured during the clashes with the protesters, are currently in hospitals and are in stable condition.

According to other reports, at least 10 people were hospitalized after the police operation.

Georgian news agency Pirveli says that several Russian journalists were detained during the clash.

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