TBILISI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Georgian authorities arrested a leader of an opposition party on Saturday on suspicion of attempted arson of the court chancellery building in the capital Tbilisi.

The Interior Ministry said Aleksandre Elisashvili had broken into the building at dawn by smashing a window with a hammer, and then poured gasoline and attempted to set the building alight.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the ministry said Elisashvili, a former opposition MP, was carrying a firearm and injured a court bailiff during his arrest. It published video showing a handgun lying on the ground and a smashed window.

Elisashvili, 47, is a founder of the Citizens party, which is part of the Lelo-Strong Georgia coalition, one of Georgia’s three main opposition groups. Those groupings

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