Internal Troops Deny Involvement in Abkhazia

Internal Troops of Georgia denied information reported by Russian news agency Interfax concerning the armed clash between the Abkhazian military units and soldiers of Internal Troops in Kodori valley, Abkhazia, late yesterday.  

“The information is not accurate, simply because no units of Internal Troops are deployed on the territory of Abkhazia”, Head of Internal Troops Press Center Aleko Saluashvili stated today.

 It is not the first time the reports on Internal Troops’ are circulated. A week ago Abkhazian side claimed that two Internal Troops servicemen were captured in Abkhazia. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia denied the information.    

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