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Armed robbery attempt at currency exchange in Telavi

(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, August 30 – Police in eastern Georgia have detained an armed man who attempted to rob a currency exchange booth in the eastern town of Telavi.

Witnesses said the suspect stormed into the kiosk on Erekle II Avenue with a firearm and demanded cash. The attempt failed, and officers arrested him at the scene before he could escape with any money, Interpressnews reported.

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