Georgian policeman killed near rebel region

A Georgian policeman was shot and killed on Saturday near the breakaway Abkhazia region, Georgia's Interior Ministry said. "A Georgian policeman was killed on Saturday by a group of unidentified gunmen," said Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili, adding the group came from Abkhazian territory.

Russian news agency Interfax quoted Ruslan Kishmaria, the chief representative in Gali of separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh, as saying Abkhaz border guards prevented a Georgian sabotage squad from entering Abkhazia on Saturday and that one Georgian was killed and two others injured in the skirmish. (Reuters)