Georgian forces fire at 'Russian' plane

Georgian forces fired at a plane they believe was Russian over Georgian territory earlier this week and may have brought it down, a Georgian official said today.

“The day before yesterday, at 22:24 hours, fire was opened at a Russian plane over Upper Abkhazia,” Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said.

He said residents of the remote area reported hearing an explosion and seeing forest land burning, but that authorities could not confirm the plane crashed.