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| Georgian troop rebellion 'over' | Georgian troop rebellion 'over' |
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| A mutiny at a military base near Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is over, the Georgian interior minister says. | A mutiny at a military base near Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, is over, the Georgian interior minister says. |
| Vano Merabishvili said the commander of the Mukhrovani base where a tank battalion mutined had been arrested and others were being questioned. | Vano Merabishvili said the commander of the Mukhrovani base where a tank battalion mutined had been arrested and others were being questioned. |
| Tbilisi said earlier it was part of a Russia-linked coup attempt to kill President Mikhail Saakashvili. | Tbilisi said earlier it was part of a Russia-linked coup attempt to kill President Mikhail Saakashvili. |
| Russia's envoy to Nato described the charges as "mad". The trouble comes a day before Nato exercises in Georgia. | Russia's envoy to Nato described the charges as "mad". The trouble comes a day before Nato exercises in Georgia. |
| Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has condemned Nato for planning military exercises in a country "where there was just a war". | Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has condemned Nato for planning military exercises in a country "where there was just a war". |
| Georgia and Russia have poisonous relations, and fought a war over Georgia's breakaway territory of South Ossetia last August. | Georgia and Russia have poisonous relations, and fought a war over Georgia's breakaway territory of South Ossetia last August. |
| In a separate development, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he would not attend a planned meeting of the Nato-Russia Council later this month following the alliance's expulsion of two Russian diplomats last week. | In a separate development, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he would not attend a planned meeting of the Nato-Russia Council later this month following the alliance's expulsion of two Russian diplomats last week. |
| They were expelled reportedly in retaliation for a spy scandal involving an Estonian official. | They were expelled reportedly in retaliation for a spy scandal involving an Estonian official. |
| Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer expressed regret at Mr Lavrov's decision. | |
| 'Plotter at large' | 'Plotter at large' |
| The mutiny at the Mukhrovani base, some 30km (20 miles) from Tbilisi, erupted on Tuesday morning, when soldiers began disobeying orders, Georgian officials said. | The mutiny at the Mukhrovani base, some 30km (20 miles) from Tbilisi, erupted on Tuesday morning, when soldiers began disobeying orders, Georgian officials said. |
| Insecurity haunts Nato/Russia ties | Insecurity haunts Nato/Russia ties |
| The soldiers were aiming at "disrupting Nato exercises and overturning the authorities militarily", Georgian Defence Minister David Sikharulidze told Georgian television. | The soldiers were aiming at "disrupting Nato exercises and overturning the authorities militarily", Georgian Defence Minister David Sikharulidze told Georgian television. |
| It was not immediately known how many soldiers took part in the mutiny. | It was not immediately known how many soldiers took part in the mutiny. |
| The mutiny broke out as the government announced it had disrupted a coup plot. | The mutiny broke out as the government announced it had disrupted a coup plot. |
| The interior ministry told the BBC that the plotters wanted to destabilise Georgia and assassinate President Saakashvili. | The interior ministry told the BBC that the plotters wanted to destabilise Georgia and assassinate President Saakashvili. |
| Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said one of the suspected coup leaders - former special forces commander Georgy Gvaladze - was arrested. But the alleged co-plotter - former chief of special forces Koba Otanadze - was still at large. | Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said one of the suspected coup leaders - former special forces commander Georgy Gvaladze - was arrested. But the alleged co-plotter - former chief of special forces Koba Otanadze - was still at large. |
| The spokesman said the government had been aware of the plot for two months. | The spokesman said the government had been aware of the plot for two months. |
| The rebellion appeared to be "co-ordinated with Russia", the interior ministry said. | The rebellion appeared to be "co-ordinated with Russia", the interior ministry said. |
| But Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow's ambassador at military alliance, said the mutiny in Georgia was the result of "crazy politics of President Saakashvili". | But Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow's ambassador at military alliance, said the mutiny in Georgia was the result of "crazy politics of President Saakashvili". |
| In a separate development, opposition protests are continuing in Tbilisi. | In a separate development, opposition protests are continuing in Tbilisi. |
| The demonstrators say they plan to block three main roads into the capital later on Tuesday. | The demonstrators say they plan to block three main roads into the capital later on Tuesday. |