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Georgian mock war report attracts condemnation

Tags: Imedi television, Georgia, Politics, World, News, Russia
 
Mar 14, 2010 20:49 Moscow Time
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 Saturday’s mock war report on Georgian television has attracted wide international condemnation. France has advised the Georgian government to investigate the incident and punish the perpetrators. Russia has described the telecast as an ugly provocation. There were pronouncements about this from the Lower House’s foreign affairs head Konstantin Kosachov and the Russian NATO Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin. Both called attention to the fact that the Imedi network that broadcast the scare is closely controlled by the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. Mr Rogozin also said he would bring the development to the attention of top NATO officials.     Saturday’s programme was a mock play-out of a scenario in which Russia stages a blitz military invasion of Georgia and President Saakashvili is physically eliminated. Only a single subdued phrase told the viewers that the show was not for real. Panic broke out, sending people packing and developing acute heart complaints.   

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