World IN BRIEF : GEORGIA : Shevardnadze Lifts State of Emergency
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Eduard A. Shevardnadze, leader of the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia, lifted a state of emergency in the capital of Tbilisi and dropped charges against anti-government rebels, local journalists said. The provisional State Council, headed by Shevardnadze, took the dramatic steps after a heated, closed-door session.
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