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Tbilisi, Georgia

Bombings blamed on Russia: Georgia is accusing Russia of instigating a series of bomb blasts over the past three months that killed one person and injured several. Officials said that six Georgians arrested this week for carrying out the bombings had been forced into the scheme by a Russian military officer who had threatened their families. Last month, Georgia said it broke up a Russian spy ring and arrested 13 Russian and Georgian suspects. Moscow said the spying and bombing charges were ridiculous and accused Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili of suffering from “chronic spy mania.” Georgia and Russia fought a brief war in August 2008.

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