Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Shots fired from Russian checkpoint

STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

TODAY AT 10.15, SHOTS WERE FIRED FROM THE RUSSIAN CHECKPOINT KARALETI IN THE DIRECTION OF A GEORGIAN POLICE POST SITUATED NEARBY. ONE GEO.POLICEMAN KAKHA TSOTNIASHVILI WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED AND DIED IN HOSPITAL. GEO.POLICE DID NOT FIRE BACK.

10 SEPTEMBER 2008