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Georgia prime minister found dead

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has been found dead in an apartment in Tbilisi, apparently poisoned by gas.

Officials say security guards found Zhvania's body after breaking down the doors of a flat owned by his friends several hours after he arrived there.

Zhvania was once an ally of former President Eduard Shevardnadze.

But he turned against Mr Shevardnadze and played a prominent role in the 2003 Rose Revoluti

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But he turned against Mr Shevardnadze and played a prominent role in the 2003 Rose Revolution which swept him from power in a wave of popular protest.

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Apparent gas leak kills Georgian premier

2/3/2005, 12:00 a.m. CT
The Associated Press  

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was killed early Thursday by an apparent gas leak, the interior minister said.

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Found "in a flat owned by his 'friends'". Uh, sure. Nice friends.