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NYTTBILISI, Georgia — Opposition activists clashed with Georgian police officers in Tbilisi on Wednesday night, leaving dozens of people injured, in the first outbreak of violence since widespread antigovernment protests began on April 9.
The fray began when activists climbed a barricade surrounding a police station, demanding the release of three young members of an opposition group accused of assaulting a television news anchor. Police officers with clubs beat the protesters, who responded with sticks and stones.
Twenty-two protesters, one journalist and six policemen were treated for injuries, said Shota Utiashvili, an Interior Ministry spokesman. He said police officers were under orders not to attack, and denied opposition reports that they used rubber bullets to disperse the protesters.
“As soon as they backed off, no force was used against them,” Mr. Utiashvili said.
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