Priest Arrested On Suspicion Of Trying To Poison Superior
A Georgian Orthodox priest has been arrested after police accused him of attempting to poison a 'high-ranking Church official'.
Giorgi Mamaladze was detained on Friday at Tbilisi airport as he boarded a plane to Berlin, where the head of the Georgian Church, Patriarch Ilya II, was waiting for a gall bladder operation.
Georgia's chief prosecutor said Mamaladze was in possession of sodium cyanide. His statement did not name the intended target, but the prime minister ordered increased security for the Patriarch....