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Live updates | Backlash in Georgia continues after halting of EU bid

A protester holds a Georgian flag as a water canon is fired at protesters in Tbilisi. Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.
A protester holds a Georgian flag as a water canon is fired at protesters in Tbilisi. Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests that have come in the wake of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s announcement that Georgia would be halting its EU accession process.

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