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TBILISI, Georgia — An explosion killed the mayor of a small town near the separatist region of Abkhazia early Saturday, Georgia’s Interior Ministry said.

The explosion killed Mujhava Mayor Gia Mebonia while he was inspecting a house damaged by overnight shelling. A villager also was killed.

Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said authorities found an antenna near the blast site and suspect the explosives were detonated by remote control.

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