Police and protesters clash in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region

Protesters gather outside the parliament building of the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a proposed pact that would allow Russians to buy apartments in the region (AIASHARA Independent Agency via AP/AP)

Protesters opposing a measure that would have allowed Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia stormed into the separatist region’s parliament building and clashed with police.

At least eight people were injured in the melee in the regional capital of Sukhumi on the Black Sea on Friday, news reports said.