03 January 2007, 22:41
Russian military commits suicide in Georgia
Alexei Dmitriev, a Russian serviceman at the 62nd Military Base in Akhalkalaki (Georgia), has committed suicide, the "Imedi" Georgian TV Company reports. According to the Company, the incident took place last night, when Dmitriev was on duty.
The case on the military's death is investigated by Russian law enforcement bodies, the RIA "Novosti" reports.
However, the Russian Ministry of Defence has refuted the message of Georgian media about the suicide. "The Russian serviceman has died as a result of careless arms handling," Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Bobrun, Head of the Information and Public Relations Service of the North-Caucasian Military Command, has stated, the "Interfax" informs.
