Explosion in Abkhazian cafe: 4 die
Four people died and six were wounded late Sunday when an explosion rocked a cafe in Georgia`s pro-Russian separatist province of Abkhazia, Interfax news agency reported Monday.
A local official quoted by the agency said "a local security official and a local resident" died on the spot while two other people including a translator working for a UN mission in Abkhazia succumbed to their wounds in hospital.
An inquiry was opened, he added.
The leader of the separatists in Abkhazia, Sergei Bagapsh, accused Tbilisi of having organised the "bombing" in the Gali region, declaring: "This attack confirms once again that Georgia has taken the road of state terrorism.".
Abkhazia, a strip of land on the Black Sea, has enjoyed de facto independence since breaking away in a conflict following the collapse of the Soviet Union that killed several thousand people and forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
Tensions have risen since Russia earlier this year moved to bolster ties with Abkhazia, whose independence is not recognised by any country. Abkhazia does however have strong diplomatic and economic support from Russia.
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