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.

Protesters against the investment agreement with Russia tore down part of the fence surrounding the parliament building and entered the premises. Read also: 15 years ago, Russia invaded Georgia under the pretext of supporting separatists Journalists report that protesters threw eggs and bottles at security forces,

Protesters in Georgia's Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia declined on Saturday to leave the parliament building which they stormed the previous day, a departure proposed by the region's president as a condition for resigning.