Georgian prime minister killed in 'gas leak'

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was killed early today by an apparent gas leak, the interior minister said.

Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili said in a live broadcast on Rustavi-2 television that Zhvania had been at a friend’s house when the accident occurred.

Security guards broke down a door early today when they heard no sign of life inside the home several hours after the prime minister arrived.