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12 die of carbon monoxide poisoning in Georgia

Published: 16 Dec 2024 - 10:26 am | Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024 - 10:32 am
Photo used for representational purposes. Georgia; people walk by outside the Georgian parliament after the parliament members elected a new president, in Tbilisi on December 15, 2024. Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP.

Photo used for representational purposes. Georgia; people walk by outside the Georgian parliament after the parliament members elected a new president, in Tbilisi on December 15, 2024. Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP.

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Tbilisi: Twelve people have died of carbon monoxide poisoning in what appeared to be an accident at a ski station in Georgia, police said on Monday.

The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian national were found in a sleeping area above a restaurant at the ski station of Gudauri, in the north of the Caucasus country, police said, adding that "preliminary tests do not indicate any trace of violence on the bodies".