Friday, December 5, 2025

Suspect arrested for blowing up MP's car days before election

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The police confiscated explosives and weapons in the apartment of one of the suspects. (police.ge)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was arrested Monday in Georgia, accused of involvement in the blowing up of MP Givi Targamadze’s car just days before the parliamentary election.

The man, born in 1976, was arrested as part of the investigation into the explosion

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Georgia deploys special police to voting precinct to put down unrest

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Special police entered the voting precinct in Marneuli where the conflict took place.

TBILISI, DFWatch–A crowd armed with batons and stones attacked a precinct in Marneuli, a town in south Georgia, allegedly stealing a box of ballot papers.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said police were dispatched to Marneuli’s 48th precinct

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Tbilisi politicians react to last night's car blast, assign blame

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PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili warned that immunity or foreign citizenship won’t protect those responsible for last night’s car bombing in Tbilisi. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian politicians Wednesday reacted to the explosion which blew up of the car of a parliamentarian the night before. Different culprits were singled out but they seemed to agree that the purpose was to affect the outcome of the parliamentary

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Georgian MP's car explodes near Freedom Sq in Tbilisi

TBILISI, DFWatch–An apparent car bomb exploded in central Tbilisi Tuesday night, targeting the car of a member of parliament for the National Movement. The car’s owner MP Givi Targamadze was sitting in the front passenger seat as it exploded. He was not seriously injured. Georgia’s deputy interior minister, who was at the scene, said five … Read more

Two wounded in shooting at political rally in Georgia

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Irakli Okruashvili claimed he was the target of the shooting. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A former Georgian defense minister claims he was the target when shots were fired during an election rally in Gori, a town 60km northwest of Tbilisi, on Sunday.

Irakli Okruashvili was meeting voters in the town where he is a candidate

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