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Friday, 02 December 2005

SOUTH OSSETIA REPORTS ARMED CLASH WITH GEORGIAN POLICEMEN

Published in News Digest

By empty (12/2/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Georgian police units have attempted to gain control of a road near the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali, South Ossetian envoy to Moscow Dmitry Medoyev said. \"Four groups of Georgian riot police, about 50 in total, attempted to seize control of a bypass road outside Tskhinvali. The Georgian policemen retreated following an armed clash,\" Medoyev said.
Georgian police units have attempted to gain control of a road near the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali, South Ossetian envoy to Moscow Dmitry Medoyev said. \"Four groups of Georgian riot police, about 50 in total, attempted to seize control of a bypass road outside Tskhinvali. The Georgian policemen retreated following an armed clash,\" Medoyev said. \"Some of the Georgian policemen were wounded in the clash,\" he said, noting that \"the Georgians wore NATO camouflage uniforms and had tents, which suggests that they were preparing a terror attack against South Ossetian officials.\" \"This very road is used by top South Ossetian officials,\" Medoyev said. (Interfax)
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