Troops have been deployed to the Abkhaz parliament building, people are breaking through
Mass unrest has begun in Abkhazia at the height of the tourist season. The opposition has come out to protest, troops and police have been deployed to the parliament building in Sukhumi. This was reported by sochi1.ru on Wednesday, July 17.
The opposition is protesting against the bill on apartments, which will allow foreign citizens to buy them. Members of parliament have decided to adopt it before the summer holidays.
The publication reports that a crowd has gathered in the square in front of the parliament, this decision has finally escalated the already tense situation, and clashes have begun between security forces and representatives of the opposition. The latter tried to break into the building, but the door withstood the onslaught.
However, there is no danger for tourists, the portal notes. Political unrest is taking place in the center of Sukhumi, but even in other microdistricts of the capital of Abkhazia, as a rule, they are not known about it.
This year, more than a million tourists are expected there, so residents are working hard.
Tourists vacationing in Sukhumi now said that they went to see the «revolution» as an unusual tourist attraction.