Passenger Bus Robbed in Tskhinvali

Unknown gunmen attacked a passenger bus in South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali on September 27, robbing all passengers onboard. No casualties have been reported.

According to the office of the Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Issues, the robbery took place near a militia station in Tskhinvali.

The Georgian media sources reported that the bus was en-route to the Georgian-populated Didi Liakhvi gorge in north of Tskhinvali.

A similar incident also reportedly occurred in Tskhinvali on September 26.

State Minister for Conflict Resolution Issues Merab Antadze said on September 27 that both incidents took place in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeeping troops, once again confirming their inaction.

?This is one of the reasons why we are demanding a change in the format and mechanism of the [peacekeeping] operation,? Merab Antadze said.

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