On the border of South Ossetia and Georgia shooting occurred

A resident of Georgia for violating the border with South Ossetia, started shooting at the guards, said the South Ossetian Committee of state security.

for its part, in the Service of state security of Georgia has told that the citizen was wounded in the leg Tskhinvali Military At detention within a fortress Shvilo close to the dividing line.

"The eleventh of July around 9: 30 a Citizen of the village of Kvemo-Chala chapskogo municipality Kahladze of Georgia, Zaza M., born in 1987, violating the state border regime, dug in the area of South Ossetia in the area of residential settlements Akhmadz Leningor district. At occurrence of employees of the South Ossetian border authorities, the offender fired at him several shots from the shotgun 12-gauge ", - informed the South Ossetian KGB.

according to the Ministry, the border guards opened return fire on the offender, a man was shot in the ankle and tied.

in a press-Service of Department has underlined that he received medical treatment, his condition is satisfactory and stable. Trial is carried out.

in GBS Georgia told that because this is a "dangerous incident" harmful to security. About it has informed EU observers and the co-chairs of the Geneva international discussions.

Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Georgia Lasha Darsalia said that the Georgian side assesses the incident as "a provocation" and " violation of the Treaty About the stop of fire of 12 August 2008 ".

Georgia does not recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent States and considers them in their regions.



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