Today in the Georgian village Avnev, temporarily uncontrolled by the RSO authorities, was fired a police car by unknown people in masks, which showed up from the Georgian side. Three people were badly injured.

The Georgian military police did not allow Simon Ostrovsky, Chief of the agency France Press Transcaucasian bureau to cross the border of the Republic of South Ossetia.

Today in the capital of the Republic of South Ossetia is conducted funeral of Ibragim Gazzaev, victim of the terrorist act that happened on 14 July, when during the attempt at the Parliament Deputy Bala Bestaev were killed to teenagers.

Georgian authorities activated works on construction of a mortuary in Gori town. The reasons of such haste are not explained. At the same time the other construction objects are suspended. The information was given to the Correspondent of Res agency by sources close to Gori authorities.

Tonight near the Russian peacekeeping check point “Spider” on a mine fixed from the Georgian village Achabeti exploded a soldier from the Russian peacekeeping battalion. As was informed the correspondent of “Res” agency t Tskhinval hospital, the soldier’s condition is bad and an operation is going on.

As a result of the terrorist act that took place this morning in Tskhinval were killed two people and injured four peaceful residents. The correspondent of the “Res” agency approached Mikhail Mindzaev, Minister of Interior of the RSO, to comment the incident.

Boris Chochiev, First Deputy Chairman of the Government of RSO, JCC Co-Chairman for the South-Ossetian side received a telegram of condolences from Roy Riv, the OSCE Ambassador in Georgia. The telegram says:

Further to the terrorist act that happened this morning in Tskhinval, the President off the Republic of South Ossetia called for an emergency meeting with the security agencies of the Republic. During the meeting were present representatives of the executive power and legislature of RSO.

Representatives of a number of public organizations, national movements of Karachaevo-Cherkesya made an appeal in which they expressed their concerns about the situation around the Republic of South Ossetia.

The device that exploded this morning was similar to the device that exploded at the entrance to the garage of the Security Council Secretary Oleg Alborov. This was announced by Anatoly Barankevich, Minister of Defense of the Republic of South Ossetia.