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Georgian police looking for downed plane in Kodori

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A special group of Georgia's Interior Ministry left for the Kodori Gorge Saturday to look for a plane allegedly downed in the area after Georgian airspace violation August 21.
TBILISI, August 25 (RIA Novosti) - A special group of Georgia's Interior Ministry left for the Kodori Gorge Saturday to look for a plane allegedly downed in the area after Georgian airspace violation August 21.

The Rustavi-2 TV company reported Friday citing eyewitnesses that an aircraft could have fallen near the Lata village, but locals said they were unable to approach the site due to complicated weather conditions.

A Georgian Interior Ministry representative said Georgia fired on a plane that allegedly violated the country's airspace August 21, but an aide to the Russian Air Force commander called Tbilisi's statements a provocation, denying any flights by Russian planes at that time.

Georgia's Foreign Ministry delivered a note of protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry Wednesday claiming Georgian airspace had been violated from Russia the day before. Russia has denied the claim.

Georgia has also accused the Russian Air Force of violating its airspace and dropping a missile on a village August 6, a claim Russia has also denied.

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