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    Washington Times
    May 4 2004

    Georgian prez blasts ex-Russian general



    Tbilisi, , May. 3 (UPI) -- A retired Russian general is masterminding
    sabotage attacks in former Soviet Georgia, Georgia's president told
    CNN.

    Mikhail Saakashvili, president of the remote and mountainous Caucasus
    republic told the network that Maj.Gen. Yuri Netkachov had commanded
    forces supporting rebel Adzharian secessionist leader Aslan Abashidze
    who blew up two bridges Sunday.

    "I am certainly addressing the Russian government today to help us,
    to spare us and to get rid of some people who fly in and blow up
    bridges and stir up trouble," he told CNN.

    Russian paramilitary forces have been active in the Caucasus, aiding
    Armenia against Azerbaijan and supporting the Adzharians, traditional
    Russian allies, against the Georgian central government in Tbilisi.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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