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Sunday, 02 May 2004

SAAKASHVILI CONFIRMS BRIDGE BLOWN ON AJARIAN BORDER

Published in News Digest

By empty (5/2/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists aboard the warship Kutaisi that \"illegal armed formations have blasted the bridge across the Choloki river.\" \"I would recommend that Aslan Abashidze refrain from provocations. The Georgian authorities do not plan to use force against Ajaria,\" Saakashvili said.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists aboard the warship Kutaisi that \"illegal armed formations have blasted the bridge across the Choloki river.\" \"I would recommend that Aslan Abashidze refrain from provocations. The Georgian authorities do not plan to use force against Ajaria,\" Saakashvili said. The Ajarian Interior Ministry confirmed the demolition of the bridge, adding that they had no information on who was responsible for the blast. No one was injured in the explosion, the ministry said. Georgia\'s Imedi television reported earlier that armed formations controlled by Abashidze had blown bridges near Ajaria\'s administrative border with Georgia. Imedi said that bridges had been destroyed on the Choloki river and in the Kobuleti district. (Interfax)
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