Commander of Military Unit Kills Deputy, Commits Suicide

Commander of the 21st Brigade of the Georgian Defense Ministry Aleksandre Gabriadze shot his deputy Avtandil Dvalishvili and then committed suicide, the Georgian Defense Ministry reported late on November 30.

The Georgian Defense Ministry described the case in a statement issued late on November 30 as ?an accident.? According to official information, the Commander of the 21st Brigade, which is based in Osiauri, central Georgia, ?fired a shot accidentally? on his deputy.