A truck rammed the gates of parliament in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday as hundreds protested against an investment agreement with Moscow that some Abkhaz fear will price them out of the property market.

Hundreds of protesters in Abkhazia demonstrated against a Russian investment agreement on Friday, fearing it could drive up property prices and benefit Russian investors. The protesters stormed the parliament courtyard,

Protesters in the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgia stormed the parliament building to demand the region's president step down and reject an investment agreement that could benefit wealthy Russians.

Crowds of protesters rallied outside the parliament on Friday in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, where opposition has been building to a recent investment agreement with Moscow,

The region of Abkhazia in Georgia erupted in violence as MPs debated a controversial treaty with Russia that would allow Russian investors to buy new property complexes in the region

The bill would have allowed Russian legal entities to build investment projects in the Russian-backed breakaway region, which opponents say would price locals out of the market.

Located in the southern Caucasus, the Black Sea separatist region is backed by Russia but recognised as a part of Georgia by most of the world.

The leader of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia called for an emergency security council meeting after protests in the biggest city, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday.

Police and hundreds of demonstrators have clashed in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a proposed pact to allow Russians to buy property there

Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow.