Georgian Minister's Plane Attacked in Iraq

World | January 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00

Airplane carrying Georgia's Defence Minister David Tevzadze came under fire after taking off from Baghdad last night, security official disclosed. He explained that the pilot had to maneuver in a way for flying the machine into a safe zone. The plane landed in Tbilisi safely on Friday morning. Tevzadze was in Iraq on a one-day visit to meet the Georgian peacekeeping unit there.

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