Police in Georgia fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters in Tbilisi, the capital, who opposed the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, while some were detained,

Draped in EU and Georgian flags, protesters confronted police in the capital Tbilisi for the sixth straight night of demonstrations sparked by the announcement last week by the ruling Georgian Dream party that it would halt accession talks with the European Union.

Georgia's rights ombudsman on Tuesday accused police of torturing pro-European Union protesters rallying for six consecutive days against the government's decision to shelve EU accession talks amid a post-election crisis.