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==Background== ==Background==
Kvarchia was detained in 2020 after being suspected of injuring an administrative official.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/abkhazia-parliament-shooting-kharazia--golandzia-kvarchia-russia-bzhania-gunba/33245811.html</ref> Kharazia was detained in 2020 after being suspected of injuring an administrative official.<ref>https://www.rferl.org/a/abkhazia-parliament-shooting-kharazia--golandzia-kvarchia-russia-bzhania-gunba/33245811.html</ref>


==References== ==References==

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2024 Parliament of Abkhazia shooting
LocationPeople's Assembly of Abkhazia, Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia
Coordinates43°00′03″N 41°01′41″E / 43.0007906°N 41.0280789°E / 43.0007906; 41.0280789
Date19 December 2024
Attack typeShooting
WeaponsPistol
Deaths1
Injured1
PerpetratorAdgur Kharazia

On the morning of 19 December 2024, Adgur Kharazia, MP and former mayor of the Abkhazian capital of Sukhumi, opened fire against his political rivals inside the Parliament of Abkhazia before escaping from the scene. Adgur fatally wounded lawmaker Vakhtang Golandzia and injured another, Kan Kvartchia.

Background

Kharazia was detained in 2020 after being suspected of injuring an administrative official.

References

  1. "Lawmaker shot dead in parliament in breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia". Al Jazeera. 19 November 2024.
  2. "Abkhaz Lawmaker Gunned Down Outside Parliament Building". The Moscow Times. 19 November 2024.
  3. "Lawmaker in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia shot dead at parliament". Al Arabiya. 19 November 2024.
  4. Martin Fornusek (19 December 2024). "Shooting reported in Russian-occupied Abkhazia's local council; council member killed". The Kyiv Independent.
  5. "Lawmaker Shot Dead In Parliament Of Separatist Georgian Region: Authorities". Barrons. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. https://www.rferl.org/a/abkhazia-parliament-shooting-kharazia--golandzia-kvarchia-russia-bzhania-gunba/33245811.html


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