An autonomous republic of northwest Georgia bordering on Russia and the Black Sea. Georgian troops were forced to withdraw from the region in 1993 after a yearlong war with secessionist rebels.
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Attempt on life of Abkhazian president
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Published: 22 February, 2012, 09:49
RIA Novosti / Mikhail Mokrushin
RIA Novosti / Mikhail Mokrushin
TAGS: Crime, Health, Scandal, Politics, Abkhazia, Blast
An assassination attempt has been made on the President of Republic of Abkhazia Aleksandr Ankvab. The president was unharmed, however, one bodyguard is dead and two more are seriously injured.
According to conflicting reports, the president’s convoy was blown up by several powerful roadside bombs in the Gadaut region of the republic of Abkhazia, in the North Caucasus. Another source reports the convoy came under crossfire. The pilot escort car bore the brunt of the assault, which explains the bodyguards wounded.
Ankvab’s convoy was attacked while the president was on the way to his office.
“I was not hurt,” said the president to journalists in person. He continues working as usual in his office.
Aleksandr Ankvab became the third president of Abkhazia last August, winning the elections with almost 55 per cent of the vote.
Russia recognized the independence from Georgia of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008, after the military conflict in the latter country.
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