Georgia Blames Russia for Tskhinvali Blast

Georgia has accused Russia of being behind the explosion in Tskhinvali, which killed seven Russian soldiers on October 3.

“The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs [MIA] believes that this was a provocation staged by the Russian special services, aimed at dragging out the withdrawal of Russian forces from areas adjacent to the conflict zone,” the MIA said in a statement on October 3.

Russia must pull out its troops from areas outside breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia by October 10, according to the terms of the agreement signed by the French and Russian presidents in Moscow on September 8.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on October 3 that the explosion in Tskhinvali was aimed at undermining the peace agreement.

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