TBILISI, Georgia on Tuesday six people suspected of performing a series of recent bomb attacks, including the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Tbilisi, arrested and accused work for a Russian officer.
The Georgian Interior Ministry published confessions by the prisoners who are accused of plotting and implementation beyond experience five attacks in the last three months. The bombings killed someone.
A prisoner said in the taped confession Russian army occupied great seat in Abkhazia, a separatist enclave of Georgia of Russian troops from one, since the two countries fought a war 2008 year was set. He said, he was commissioned to carry out the attacks within Georgia aimed to destabilise the political situation in the country.
Russia did not respond to the Georgian accusations Tuesday, and it was not possible to check the circumstances of the taped confessions regardless. But a pall over recent threw the allegations discrete steps towards reconciliation between the two bitter ex-Soviet neighbors.
Georgia strives, Moscow withdraw thousands of troops who have remained in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, an other Renegades of Georgian territory since the conflict ended 2008 in accordance with a ceasefire agreement convince. Russia says it was forced to intervene because Georgian troops attacked its peacekeepers and civilians, and the two areas recognised as independent. Georgia says it responds to a Russian attack, although an EU-backed request supported his version of events.
"The law enforcement agencies to provide all evidence suggests that these people from the occupied territories [Abkhazia and South Ossetia] operated" Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Tuesday said.
Georgia and Russia have routinely been allegations of subversive activity since the war. Last month, broke it Georgia what a Russian spy ring said was, more than a dozen who allegedly Georgia involved, military secrets and war passed to Moscow by 2008. Russia denied these claims currently released as "Spy mania."
Tuesday's arrests came shortly after Mr Saakashvili pledged never use violence against Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Rebel leader in both regions reciprocated on Monday, they say also prepared to commit were renunciation of violence. Moscow has declined, to a similar promise to make, say that it is not a party of the conflict.
"I was told that you have planted a bomb on the fence of the American Embassy in Tbilisi]," said Gogita searches, one suspect who in his confession, tells a September interview with Russian serviceman Yevgeniy Borisov. Mr Akrania he said a satellite image given the Embassy was and he worked because Mr Borisov to Mr. of Arkania's family, to live in Abkhazia, kill he should refuse to do the job. Mr Borisov could be reached for comment.
"Before and after each explosion Borisov [the suspect], taught by phone or in person on the preparation and implementation of explosions," said Deputy Georgian Interior Minsiter Eka Zguladze. "The phone number used to communicate with the suspect Borisov is registered with the Russian Ministry of defence." It was not possible Tuesday at this claim independently to verify.
The explosion near the American Embassy was Sept. 22. Mr Arkania said Mr Borisov was disappointed to find that the Embassy premises damage the explosion and media coverage of the incident was limited.
Mr Arkania and his alleged accomplices said were behind two blasts to kill an elderly woman with different locations in Tbilisi on 28 November, crack. A further explosive device was placed on the railway bridge in the western part of the country close to Abkhazia, but failed, detonate, according to Georgian police.
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