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6/18/08

China View: Russia confirms arrest of peacekeepers in Georgia

Russia confirms arrest of peacekeepers in Georgia_English_Xinhua

Russia has confirmed that Georgia detained earlier
on Tuesday four Russian peacekeepers and a military truck in the
conflict zone between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia,
local media reported.
<p> "We confirm the detainment of four
military from the Collective Peacekeeping Force and a vehicle with
munitions in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict," Itar-Tass
cited Colonel Igor Konashenkov, aide to the commander-in-chief of the
Russian Ground Troops.
"At about 20:30, Moscow time (1630
GMT), Georgian law enforcement agencies detained in the southern
security zone in violation of all regulatory documents a vehicle of
Russian peacekeepers, which was carrying their munitions to the
southern security zone," he said.

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