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Abkhazian Minister refutes reports about attack on local Armenians
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia, Raul Lolua, has refuted the reports of a Georgian news agency (Nasha Abkhazia) that Russian border guards attacked the local Armenian population in the country’s Achadara community. Taking to Yerevan-based Armenpress news agency, Mr Lolua said it views the reports as provocation. “I officially announce that the reports are false. This is a provocation. This is the first time I hear about the incident,” said the Abkhazian official. Achadara is a village near the Abkhaz capital, Sukhum (which the Georgians call Sukhumi) and there are not any Russian border guards. “They are stationed in Sukhum and as a rule, do not leave the area,” Mr Lolua said.
