A lawmaker in Abkhazia was shot dead at parliament; another was injured, and the suspect fled.

A lawmaker in Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region backed by Russia, was shot dead at the parliament building. Lawmaker Vakhtang Golandzia died from his wounds, and another was injured. The suspect, fellow lawmaker Adgur Kharazia, fled the scene. The motive remains unclear, but it occurred amid political turmoil, following protests that forced the resignation of Abkhazia's president over an investment deal with Russia.

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