ARMENIAN DRIVERS ATTACKED AND BEATEN ON NORT OSSETIA-GEORGIA BORDER
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20-10-2004
The authorities of Georgian town of Tskhinvali helped Armenian
citizens, who found themselves trapped on the North Ossetia-Georgia
border.
The thing is that a huge number of vehicles accumulated on the road,
as they were barred from crossing the border. The town residents give
Armenians shelter, Regnum news agency says.
The agency also reports a group of masked gunmen attacked drivers and
beat them. Khachatur, one of the drivers, say Georgian journalists
asked them to give an interview and say something against
Ossetians. The journalists promised that, in that case, Georgian
authorities would let them continue their way. The drivers rejected
the offer.