15 October 2008, 14:41

Abkhazia refutes information about shelling Georgian Rukhi village

Laurens Kogoniya, head of the Gali District Interior Department, has refuted the information about shelling by the Abkhazian party of the Georgian village of Rukhi.

"It's a groundless and invented information," Mr Kogoniya told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent making his comments on the messages that on October 14 late at night and today at night the territory of Rukhi village, Zugdidi District of Georgia, "was several times shelled from Chuburkhindzh village, Gali District of Abkhazia."

The information about the attack was spread by the ITAR-TASS with reference to the leaders of the Zugdidi District of Georgia who asserted that "shells fired from a grenade launcher from Chuburkhindzh village, Gali District, exploded in the territory of Rukhi village, near the post of Georgian police."

According to the authorities of the Zugdidi District, as a result of the explosions nobody suffered in Rukhi village, and the Georgian policemen on duty in the village did not open reciprocal fire.

Earlier, the authorities of Abkhazia also refuted the messages of Georgian media on their involvement in the five explosions that thundered on the night of October 6 in Pakhulani village of the Tsalendzhikh District of Georgia.

According to the statement of Georgian MFA, the shelling of Pakhulani village was conducted from the territory of Abkhazia.

See earlier reports:

"Russia reports pre-schedule withdrawal of peacekeepers from the buffer zone around South Ossetia," "Seven refugees from Georgia delivered to Russia via Abkhazia," "Abkhazian authorities deny their involvement in explosions in Georgia," "Georgia denies involvement in terror act in Abkhazia."

Author: Anzhela Kuchuberiya, CK correspondent

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