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    The president's life in danger

    The Messenger, Georgia
    Oct 28, 2004

    As reported in Akhali Versia, the blast on Heroes Square on October
    20 and weapons which were found in the Adjara Music Hall on October
    23 have been connected with one name-Mikheil Saakashvili.

    The organizers of the blast on Heroes Square left a letter near the
    dustbin in the street addressed to "President Saakashvili immediately."
    Nobody knows whether the president has read this letter or not, as the
    president himself has not made any comment on this incident. Three
    days later, during the visit of Armenian president Robert Kocharian
    to Georgia, weapons were found in the Adjara Music Hall, where both
    presidents were attending a jazz concert in honor of Kocharian.

    According to the Head of the Ministry of State Security's Legal
    Department, it is early to speak about an attempt on the presidents'
    lives. "The Ministry of Security will comment on this only after we
    have found the owners of the weapons," he stated.

    Former high-ranking official of the Security Service Irakli Batiashvili
    spoke regarding the alleged attempt on Saakashvili's life recently.
    Batiashvili says that the president needs to be more careful and to
    take appropriate measures to protect himself. "The fact of the weapons
    is a very serious issue. I make my statement on the basis of concrete
    facts and now will do my best to learn more. My forecast may be much
    more serious than you can think," stated Batiashvili. He said it was
    possible that the incident in the nightclub could be a trial run for
    a terrorist act, saying "This method is said to be typical of real
    terrorist acts."
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