16 Jun
2025
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Gunfire erupts near Abkhazia’s Parliament with 1 MP killed

Gunfire erupts near Abkhazia’s Parliament with 1 MP killed

Gunfire occurred in the building of the Abkhazian parliament, resulting in the death of MP Vakhtang Golandzhia and the injury of opposition member Kan Kvarchia.

The parliament was discussing a bill to ban cryptocurrency mining at the time of the incident.

During the meeting, Adgur Kharazia and Kan Kvarchia got into an argument, which escalated when Adgur pulled out a gun and began shooting at Kan. The deceased, Vakhtang Golandzhia, attempted to intervene to separate them.

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