Blockade, Curfew Take Effect in Rebel Region
From Times Wire Reports
Georgia’s blockade of its rebel Adzharia region took hold as rail cargo stopped reaching the Black Sea port of Batumi and a nighttime curfew was declared.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili seeks to bring pro-Moscow Adzharia under central control before the March 28 parliamentary elections.
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