Georgia braced for mass protests - 8 April 2009

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Tension is building in Georgia as protesters prepare to take to the streets to demand President Mikhail Saakashvili steps down.

Opposition leaders blame Saakashvili, a US-educated lawyer, for the disastrous war with Russia last year and say he cannot lead Georgia because of his poor relationship with Moscow.

Al Jazeera's Matthew Collin reports from the capital Tbilisi.