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Georgia fires at 'Russian plane' Georgia fires at 'Russian plane'
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Georgian forces have fired at an aircraft they believed to be Russian after it violated Georgian airspace, a senior government official said.Georgian forces have fired at an aircraft they believed to be Russian after it violated Georgian airspace, a senior government official said.
Tbilisi could not confirm whether the plane was shot down, but said that a nearby section of forest was on fire.Tbilisi could not confirm whether the plane was shot down, but said that a nearby section of forest was on fire.
Russia dismissed the claim, and an air force spokesman called it "the latest provocation aimed against us".Russia dismissed the claim, and an air force spokesman called it "the latest provocation aimed against us".
Relations between the two former Soviet republics have been strained since a spy row last year.Relations between the two former Soviet republics have been strained since a spy row last year.
Remote site
Georgian officials said Wednesday's incident was not reported earlier because they were still checking information.
The Russia defence ministry said Russian planes had not flown near the area on that day.
Georgian officials said the site where the plane may have crashed was in Georgian-controlled territory, but that it was remote and difficult to reach.
Upper Abkhazia is the Georgian authorities' term for the strategic Kodori gorge, which is the only part of the breakaway republic of Abkhazia over which Georgia retains partial control.
Under an agreement between the two, Georgian forces and heavy weaponry cannot be deployed in the area.