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- President of Georgia arrived at the military base in Mukhrovani 2009-05-05 16:22 Vano Merabishvili, the Interior Minister, David Sikharulidze, the Minister of Defense, and other high-ranking officials of law enforcement, security, defense structures are also staying here; military machinery and special mission units deployed.
- General Koba Kobaladze, suspected of organizing a mutiny, is arrested 2009-05-05 16:14 General Koba Kobaladze, suspected of organizing the armed mutiny in the armoured battalion in Mukhrovani, is arrested.
- Saakashvili called the mutiny in Mukhrovani a “Russian provocation” 2009-05-05 15:48 "It is an isolated incident and it didn’t spread to other military bases, the situation is under control. Order and stability are kept in the country", Saakashvili claimed.
- Saakashvili called for mutineers to surrender 2009-05-05 15:26 He mentioned that the negotiations are being conducted since morning, and Vano Merabishvili is currently on site. Saakashvili’s address was broadcasted live in the air of Georgian TV channels. "We will take all the serious measures to avoid long-term riots inside the country. We are ready to take all the measures for protection of the democracy and territorial integrity of the country. We will not
- Ministry of Defense of Georgia: NATO exercise will be held despite the mutiny in the military base 2009-05-05 14:59 "No changes to the schedule and date of conducting the exercise were made, it starts on May 6th as it was planned", the Ministry claimed. The spokesman failed to answer the question of possibility of bringing the armed forces into the increased operational readiness in the light of the mutiny in the military base in Mukhrovani. “I cannot say anything about it so far ", he mentioned.
- Opposition postponed road-blocking action for indefinite time 2009-05-05 14:49 Georgian opposition postponed its road-blocking action, set for today, for indefinite time – The Vzglyad reports alluding to action organizers’ press centre.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgia expressed deep condolence over the tragedy occurred today in the capital of Azerbaijan.
"The Georgian side unequivocally condemns this criminal act and expresses hope that the investigation will bring to light all details of the incident," the Ministry statement claims.
The Foreign Ministry of Georgia condolences to the people of Azerbaijan and especially to the families of the killed.
According to the recent messages, 17 people were killed, 11 wounded.
The tragedy occurred this morning in the 2nd corpus of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. An unknown man, according to tentative information - a Georgian citizen of Azerbaijanian origin, started firing at students of the academy, and then shot himself.
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