Georgians did not Participate in Assassination Attempt on Turkmenbashi

(Tbilisi, November 28, 2002, Civil Georgia) It is confirmed that Georgians, arrested on November 25 in Ashgabad, did not participate in assassination attemot against Turkmenistan President Safarmurad Niyazov – spokesman of the Georgian State Security Ministry Nika Laliashvili told Civil Georgia.

As Laliashvili says, the Georgian side was informed by Turkmenistan law enforcers that no Georgian citizens are among the suspects.

Laiashvili also said that the information was confirmed by the Ambassador of Georgia in Turkmenistan Petre Chkheidze as well.

Several were injured when assassins opened fire at Niyazov’s escort on this Monday. The President was not hurt.

However, the next day head of the President’s press service Serdar Duriev reported that among 16 arrested suspects, four were Georgians.

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