From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/31/2007 5:56 AM
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Georgian Leader Confronts Russian Troops After 'Beatings'
Georgia -- President Mikhiel Saakashvili at the village of Ganmukhuri in the Abkhaz conflict zone, 30Oct2007
Saakashvili made an emergency visit to Ganmukhuri
(AFP)
October 31, 2007 -- Tensions between Moscow and Tbilisi have escalated following allegations that Russian peacekeepers seized and beat several Georgian police officers near the breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on October 30 made an emergency helicopter trip to the region, where he confronted Russian peacekeeping troops and ordered their commander to leave the country.
"If such an incident occurs again, you will draw Russia and Georgia into an enormous provocation," Saakashvili told Russian troops in a face-to-face confrontation.
Saakashvili's standoff with the peacekeepers was captured by television cameras and broadcast in Russia and Georgia. It took ...
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