Protesters in the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia have stormed parliament and the presidential complex after the government planned to approve a controversial pro-Russia bill.

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.

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.

Protests against a controversial investment agreement with Russia escalated into clashes in Sukhum, the capital of Russian-occupied Abkhazia. The proposed law seeks to permit Russians to purchase property in Abkhazia.

Rare anti-Russian protests broke out in Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region on Friday. Demonstrators stormed the parliament and demanded the resignation of Aslan Bzhania, the Kremlin-backed president.

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 gathered outside parliament on Friday in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, where opposition has been building to a recent investment agreement with Moscow, Russia's RIA state news agency reported.

Protesters broke onto the premises of Abkhazia’s parliament building on Friday, opposing an investment agreement with Russia they claim threatens the breakaway region’s economic and security interests.