Nika Kvaratskhelia

Affiliated media: Feedc, Founder, Blogger

Incident date: September 16, 2021

Attack type:

Murder

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

Nika Kvaratskhelia, the founder of a geolocation platform that enables people to share information worldwide, was fatally shot in Tbilisi with a firearm. He was shot outside the entrance of his flat. On the morning of September 16, Kvaratskhelia died in hospital.

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