🚑 One teacher and several students of the first comprehensive school in Batumi were taken to the hospital with signs of intoxication.

The poisoning occurred around 1 pm and was probably caused by an aerosol or gas canister sprayed in the classroom.
“6 children and one teacher were transferred to the clinic. Probably some child released a spray in the classroom, we do not know exactly what happened, the police will find out the details, ”the school says.

🙈 The Prime Minister of Georgia compared Mikheil Saakashvili with the Norwegian murderer Breivik.

So he commented on the decision of the Norwegian opposition "Conservative Party" to honor the country's ex-president with an award for promoting human rights and democratic institutions.
🗣 "This is a mockery of our people and does not mean anything. You remember that Breivik shot people in Norway. Imagine that in another country they would give him the same award. For me it's the same, Saakashvili killed hundreds of young people," - Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told reporters.

💥 An unknown person threw a Molotov cocktail at the Batumi city court.

This happened last night, so there were no casualties. Firefighters and court security personnel quickly extinguished the fire. The identity of the offender and his motives will be established by the investigation.

🇬🇪⚽️🇳🇴 What will Georgia be doing tonight? That's right, everyone will watch football.

One of the most important matches of the year: our team hosts Norway in Batumi. Due to an injury, their main star, Erling Holland, did not come, but Georgia has a fighting squad led by Khvichi Kvaratskhelia and Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Norwegians lost to Spain 0-3 three days ago and another misfire in Adjara categorically does not suit them. Let me remind you that tickets for this game were sold out in two hours, which means that Georgian fans will drive their team to the attack from the first minutes.
📊 Odds of bookmakers for the match Georgia - Norway:
✔️ Georgian victory - 3.74
✔️ Draw - 3.35
✔️ Norway victory - 2.09
📺 Live broadcast will start at 19:50 on the First Channel of Georgia. You can watch here: https://player.1tv.ge/1tv/

🇬🇪⚽️🇳🇴 The qualifying match of the European Football Championship between the teams of Georgia and Norway, held yesterday in Batumi, ended with a score of 1-1.

The hosts conceded a goal in the 15th minute of the game, but bounced back in the 60th. And although the guests had a significant advantage in possession of the ball, the game was fairly even.
ℹ️ The next game the Georgian national team will play on 18.06 away against Cyprus (it is convenient for fans to get there), and on 21.06 they will fly to Scotland. And the next home match will take place on 08.09. against the Spanish team.

⛔️ On the Rikoti pass connecting Eastern and Western Georgia (Tbilisi-Batumi road), traffic is prohibited for all types of transport.

According to the Department of Highways, this is due to the danger of landslides. The road is closed from Akhalsopeli interchange to Zestaponi.
ℹ️ Passenger vehicles will temporarily run around the Gomi-Sachkhere-Chiatura-Zestaponi highway (add +2-3 hours to the road).

🇬🇪🛫 Georgia announced the creation of a new airline.

In 2024, a new national carrier will appear - Air Iveria.
At the initial stage, the company will purchase 3-4 aircraft, and in the future it will increase the fleet by at least three times. By 2030, the owners are ambitiously planning to contribute about a billion dollars annually to the country's budget.
ℹ️ At the same time, the country's largest airline, Georgian Airways, has been under the threat of bankruptcy for a long time.

🇬🇪 Today is a memorable date in Georgia: exactly 32 years ago, on March 31, 1991, a referendum on independence was held in the country.

The question was: "Do you agree that the state independence of Georgia should be restored in accordance with the law dated May 26, 1918?" More than 3 million people took part in the referendum and the decision was made almost unanimously: 98.9% of citizens answered positively to this question.
ℹ️ Exactly 84 years ago, the first president of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, was born.

🥇♟Georgian chess player Meri Arabidze became European champion.

On the championship, which was held in Montenegro, Meri Arabidze went undefeated and scored 8.5 points out of a possible 11.
ℹ️ The Georgian women's chess school is one of the strongest in the world. Surely everyone knows the names of Nona Gaprindashvili and Maya Chiburdanidze. The women's national team of Georgia became the world champion in 2015, and won bronze at the last three tournaments (they are held in odd years).