Tbilisi police arrest man threatening to blow himself up

Tbilisi police officers detained a man who threatened to blow himself up.

After a family conflict in Giorgitsminda, Gldani district, a man armed with a hand grenade said he would blow himself up.

Reports say there were other people next to him.

Giorgi Merabashvili violated the restraining order and demanded a meeting with his ex-wife.

The woman was in her relatives' house.

Currently, police officers fence off the area around the house. No further details are reported.

Negotiations between police and detainee lasted for an hour.