In Tbilisi blew up the car of the Deputy of Parliament from the party “United national movement” (UNM) Givi Targamadze, reports news-Georgia. The interior Ministry opened a case of attempted murder.
The bomb exploded when Targamadze was driving past a Mall “Pirimze”. The politician was not injured, but injured three people, including the driver. He of the injured is in serious condition.
According to Targamadze, the blast was carried out remotely. “I went to the farm area. While turning at first I thought that the shot from the front. An explosive device, presumably, was laid in the back of the car, or followed us, and someone pressed the remote,” he said.
According to him, “we all wanted to see my car was on gas, but not so, and really had a blast”. “I usually sit on peresident, so he survived,” — said the MP.
According to preliminary data, Targamadze hit his head on the steering wheel because the air bag did not deploy.
According to witnesses, the blast damaged several cars, including taxis.
Givi Targamadze, one of the leaders of the Georgian opposition party “United national movement”. In Russia he is wanted in the “Bolotnaya” case — the riots in Moscow in 2012. According to the Russian investigation of mass riots on 6 may 2012 on Bolotnaya square was organized by the Russians Leonid Razvozzhayev and Sergei Udaltsov together with Konstantin Lebedev and citizen of Georgia Targamadze. Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev were sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.
MP is also known for critical statements against the Russian policy in the Caucasus, reminiscent of the “Novaya Gazeta”. Targamadze, in particular, stated that the Russian peacekeepers in the zones of the Abkhazian and South Ossetian conflicts should be outlawed, since Russia is the aggressive party in these conflicts.
On 8 October in Georgia are scheduled parliamentary elections. The ruling party “Georgian dream” on them make up the opposition “United national movement”.
