Leader of Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia resigns, ending unrest

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The separatist leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday after days of unrest, in which the opposition and its supporters seized key government buildings and at least 14 people were injured in clashes with police. Demonstrators stormed the buildings on Friday to protest new measures allowing Russians to buy property in the coastal region. They also demanded the ouster of self-styled Abkhazian President Aslan Bzhania. Russian state media reported Tuesday that Russia-backed Bzhania submitted his resignation and the opposition agreed to leave the occupied buildings. Most of Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in fighting that ended in 1993.