Not To Be Upstaged By Pakistan, Former Soviet Republic Georgia Hosts Coup Attempt, Declares State of Emergency

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has declared a 15-day national state of emergency. Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli claims that the "Russian Special Services" are involved in the civil unrest, which has endured for 6 days now, and is also claiming that a coup attempt has taken place. This is a shame, following only 3 years after Saakashvili was elected (Wikipedia on the "Rose Revolution").

Here are a few pictures of the riot police and the protesters; and here's to hoping that everything is resolved in a peaceful, democratic manner.