""Several people have already been arrested first and foremost the organisers of the attempted overthrow," Kobakhidze told journalists. "No one will go unpunished... many more must expect sentences for the violence they carried out against the state and law enforcement," he added."
"Georgian state security said the items were intended for 'subversive acts' on election day in concert with organised street violence and an attempt to seize the presidential palace."
"At the rally, he read out a declaration claiming "power returns to the people" and branded the government "illegitimate.""
Thousands of anti-government protesters, many waving Georgian and EU flags, marched through Tbilisi and attempted to force their way into the presidential palace. Riot police used water cannons and tear gas to repel the crowd. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused protesters of attempting to overthrow the government and said organisers and violent participants would be punished; several people were arrested. Georgian Dream claimed victory in every municipality in local elections boycotted by the two main opposition blocs. Georgia's State Security Service reported a cache of firearms, ammunition and explosives found near the capital that were described as intended for subversive acts and an attempt to seize the presidential palace. Opera singer Paata Burchuladze was arrested after reading a declaration that "power returns to the people" and calling the government "illegitimate." Kobakhidze also accused EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski of interfering in Georgian politics.
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