20 detained in Georgia suspected of spying
The Georgian police detained 20 people suspected of spying for Russia, Georgian security personnel said Friday. The Georgian Interior Ministry would not confirm or deny the report. “An official announcement will be made at a press conference on Nov. 5,” a ministry spokesman said.
Two years ago Georgia lost a brief war with Russia, which began when, after months of baiting by Russia, Georgia’s American-trained military launched an assault on the rebel region of South Ossetia, provoking a crushing counterstrike from Russia. Two years earlier, Georgia had detained 4 Russian military officers and 12 other people on charges of spying.