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| Russia rounds up and deports Georgians |
| 2006-10-07 |
 RUSSIA deported today a planeload of Georgians accused of illegal immigration in its latest blow against its southern neighbour, officials said. "I can confirm that the plane with Georgians deported from Moscow will arrive in Tbilisi at 1600 local time (2200 AEST)," Georgian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nino Kajaia said. The Georgians were rounded up in police raids over the past few days as part of a wider Russian campaign of sanctions against Tbilisi. Moscow acted after Georgia briefly arrested four Russian officers on spying charges. |
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