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Man detained for taking hostage, holding up shop in Tbilisi

Man detained for taking hostage, holding up shop in Tbilisi

Georgian police officers have detained a man for taking a hostage while holding up an Apple product retail store, iPlus, in Tbilisi. Police say that the 33-year-old detainee rushed into the shop located on Pekini Avenue and …

Saakashvili's people try to start revolution in Georgia

Saakashvili's people try to start revolution in Georgia

Demonstrations in Tbilisi have turned into an open confrontation between protesters and Georgian riot police, as a result of which dozens of people were hospitalized. Several thousand demonstrators, together with opposition …

accountant detained in Georgia for stealing more than $814,000

accountant detained in Georgia for stealing more than $814,000

Law enforcers have detained a chief accountant of one of the companies, who, with the use of his post, stole $814,326, according to Georgia's Ministry of Finance. The ministry reported that the individual had an access to the …

Clashes erupt in Pankisi Gorge between residents and police

Clashes erupt in Pankisi Gorge between residents and police

Clashes broke out yesterday in Georgia’s northeastern Pankisi Gorge region between police and residents protesting the construction of a hydropower plant. The protest grew into a serious clash between the civilians and law …

Cow thief caught in Marneuli

Cow thief caught in Marneuli

The law enforcement officers solved the case of cows abduction in Marneuli region (Kvemo Kartli region), the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reports. A 28-year-old man was detained on suspicion of stealing animals from pasture …

 Russians detained in Tbilisi for online drug trafficking

Russians detained in Tbilisi for online drug trafficking

An online drug trafficking scheme was uncovered and three drug dealers who are the citizens of Russia were detained, according to the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs. The ministry revealed that he …

Two bank robbers detained in Tbilisi

Two bank robbers detained in Tbilisi

Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained two individuals, both with previous crime records, for burglary, illegal purchase, possession and the use of firearms, illegal deprivation of liberty and attacking policemen during an …

Three people arrested for using counterfeit money in Georgia

Three people arrested for using counterfeit money in Georgia

Georgia's Ministry of Finance’s Investigative Service has detained three men for using counterfeit currency. The Investigative Service discovered that the detained individuals used counterfeit money (200 GEL - $75) at shops in …

 Man wanted in UK arrested in Georgia

Man wanted in UK arrested in Georgia

A fugitive who was convicted of killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the Thames has been arrested in Georgia. Jack Shepherd, 31, was sentenced in his absence to a six-year jail term for the manslaughter by gross negligence of …

Two detained in Tbilisi gas explosion case

Two detained in Tbilisi gas explosion case

Two employees of the KazTransGas company have been detained for negligence and their responsibility for the gas blast in Tbilisi, which killed four people and left eight others injured, the Georgian Interior Ministry said. According to …

Georgia mourns Tbilisi gas explosion victims

Georgia mourns Tbilisi gas explosion victims

Georgia holds a nation-wide day of mourning after the gas explosion in a residential building last night in Tbilisi’s Didi Digomi district. Flags on all government buildings across Georgia and diplomatic missions abroad are flying at half …