Remains of 7 Georgian citizens killed during 2008 Georgia-Russia war handed over to families

11:49, 26.03.2019

The remains of 7 Georgian citizens, who were killed during the August 2008 Georgia-Russian war, were handed over to the families.

The remains were repatriated to Georgia on March 19. The bodies underwent expertise at Levan Samkharauli National Forensic Bureau.

According to State Security Service, the graves from a cemetery located in the vicinity of Tamarasheni village were opened up in 2017 by the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC). The bodies were subjected to expertise in Croatia and were identified.

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