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| Tuesday, May 10, 2005 |
Georgians burst police lines to welcome Bush
By Paul Sims, Evening Standard
10 May 2005
Surging crowds broke through police lines in Georgia at a square where President Bush was expected to speak today.
Thousands of people poured on to Freedom Square despite strict security, with barricades smashed to the ground.
Georgia's US-educated president, Mikhail Saakashvili, said as many as 150,000 people had gathered to hear Mr Bush.
Many Georgians hope his visit will increase pressure on Russia to withdraw the Soviet-era military bases it still maintains on Georgian territory and end its backing for two separatist regions.
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