Tbilisi civilian airport hit in Russian air strike

Tbilisi international airport was hit in a Russian air strike , hours before the scheduled arrival of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, a Georgian interior ministry official said.

Updated on: Aug 10, 2008, 22:02:38 IST

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Tbilisi international airport was hit in a Russian air strike on Sunday, hours before the scheduled arrival of French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, a Reuters witness and the Georgian interior ministry said.

The airport was hit 200 metres from the runway. In the same air raid, Russian jets bombed a nearby military airport and construction plant.

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