MP points finger at Russia after Georgian premier is gassed

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who helped lead the revolution that toppled the corruption-tainted regime of Eduard Shevardnadze, died today from what officials said apparently was a gas leak from a heater.

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who helped lead the revolution that toppled the corruption-tainted regime of Eduard Shevardnadze, died today from what officials said apparently was a gas leak from a heater.

The former Soviet state’s interior minister said there was no reason to suspect foul play, but an MP pointed the finger at “outside forces”.

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