Relative responsible for Georgia airline office drama

A distraught man, who had been told erroneously that a plane on which a relative was flying had crashed, stormed into the Turkish Airlines office in the Georgian capital today and attacked its manager.

A distraught man, who had been told erroneously that a plane on which a relative was flying had crashed, stormed into the Turkish Airlines office in the Georgian capital today and attacked its manager.

Initial reports of the incident said that the office was seized in an armed attack and that hostages may have been taken, but airline spokesman Timur Liparteliani said no hostages were seized and that no weapons were involved.

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