Georgian arms found in breakaway Abkhazia

17 Aug, 2008 17:01 / Updated 16 years ago

Abkhazian military officials claim to have found Georgian arms, despite denials from Tbilisi that its troops ever entered the breakaway region. Abkhazia says the military equipment was left behind when Georgian troops wi

Abkhazian soldiers say they found mortars, air defence systems and other weaponry, while they were searching around the disputed Kodori Gorge.   During Russia's peace enforcing operations last week, the head of the Russian peacekeepers said they had found plans for a Georgian invasion of the breakaway region. Georgia has denied the claims, and says its troops never stepped foot into Abkhazia.