TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Georgian forces fired on a Russian plane flying over Georgian territory earlier this week, a government official said Friday, claiming residents nearby reported an explosion and forest fire afterward.
"The day before yesterday, at 22:24 hours, fire was opened at a Russian plane over Upper Abkhazia," Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told The Associated Press.
He said authorities could not confirm the plane crashed, but that residents of the remote area reported hearing an explosion and seeing forest burning.
Georgia Says It Fired on Russian Plane
"The day before yesterday, at 22:24 hours, fire was opened at a Russian plane over Upper Abkhazia," Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told The Associated Press.
He said authorities could not confirm the plane crashed, but that residents of the remote area reported hearing an explosion and seeing forest burning.
Georgia Says It Fired on Russian Plane
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