Police in Abkhazia have detained four men on the suspicion of committing a murder on the border with Russia yesterday, the Prosecutor General's Office said.
"Detective work is underway. Several people have been detained on the suspicion of committing a crime on the border, as a result of which one person was killed and three others wounded. They are being interrogated," the official said.
Police continue to search for three more suspects.
The prosecutor's office of the Gagra district of Abkhazia opened a criminal case over murder and illegal trafficking of firearms. Police quickly established the gunmen’s identity. An alert was declared and the posts were reinforced.
According to the Border Guard Department of the State Security Service of Abkhazia, the border with Russia after the shooting incident operates in a normal mode. No measures to tighten security were taken.
