11-year-old Kidnapped in South Ossetian Conflict Zone

11-year-old Geno Petriashvili was kidnapped by unknown men late on August 19 in the South Ossetian conflict zone, Vladimer Jugheli, chief of the Shida Kartli regional police said.

The incident occurred in the village of Nuli, located in the Proni gorge west of the breakaway South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali.

Jugheli told reporters that Georgian police were immediately informed about the kidnapping, hence the law enforcers started to chase kidnappers shortly after the incident, but the hunt was ceased after the abductors entered the territory under the South Ossetian authorities? control.

?Our South Ossetian colleagues assured us that they would continue the chase. We have handed over to them all the available information, including the license plate number of the car. We also know that the kidnappers have a white Niva [Russian-produced off-road car],? Jugheli said late August 19.

Reportedly, the father of Petriashvili is a businessman who runs several fuel stations.

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