July 27, 2005 - 10:36 AMT
TBILISI BLAME RUSSIAN SECRET SERVICE OF COMPLICITY TO TERRORIST ACTS IN GEORGIA
The terrorist act in the Georgian town of Gori February 1, 2005 and three diversions were committed by a criminal grouping headed by officer of the Russian secret service Anatoly Sosiyev, Georgian Minister of Interior Vano Merabishvili stated. In his words, July 17 all the members of the criminal grouping, Ossetians in origin, were arrested in Tskhinvali region. They all pleaded guilty. To remind, a blasting assembly exploded near the police building. As result, hree Georgian policemen were killed and about 30 people were wounded. According to the Minister, the same grouping committed diversions at Kartli 2 power line and detonated one of the oil pumps of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. Merabishvili expressed hope that Russia will assist in detaining the leaders of the criminal grouping.