Car Explodes in Georgia, Kills Three
Tue Feb 1, 2005 07:10 AM ET
TBILISI (Reuters) - A car exploded outside a police station in ex-Soviet Georgia on Tuesday, killing at least three people, an interior ministry spokesman said, adding it was believed to be a "terrorist act."
He said the blast had almost totally destroyed the police headquarters in the town of Gori, some 80 km (50 miles) to the west of the capital Tbilisi.
"According to preliminary information, this was a terrorist act," said spokesman Guran Gonadze.
Around 10 people had been injured in the blast, and several cars had been gutted.
Gori, the hometown of Soviet dictator Stalin, was the scene of some minor clashes after a mainly peaceful revolution a year ago when now-president Mikhail Saakashvili's supporters overthrew the government.
Interior Minister Ivane Merabishvili was rushing to the town, Gonadze said.
Tue Feb 1, 2005 07:10 AM ET
TBILISI (Reuters) - A car exploded outside a police station in ex-Soviet Georgia on Tuesday, killing at least three people, an interior ministry spokesman said, adding it was believed to be a "terrorist act."
He said the blast had almost totally destroyed the police headquarters in the town of Gori, some 80 km (50 miles) to the west of the capital Tbilisi.
"According to preliminary information, this was a terrorist act," said spokesman Guran Gonadze.
Around 10 people had been injured in the blast, and several cars had been gutted.
Gori, the hometown of Soviet dictator Stalin, was the scene of some minor clashes after a mainly peaceful revolution a year ago when now-president Mikhail Saakashvili's supporters overthrew the government.
Interior Minister Ivane Merabishvili was rushing to the town, Gonadze said.
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