World News Georgia's politicians denounce staged killing

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Georgia's opposition politicians have denounced the government over a hoax television broadcast that said Russia had invaded and the president had been killed.

The country's main opposition group March 15 accused the government of trying to retain power through "information terror." The simulated broadcast March 13 sparked wide anxiety in Georgia, which is still traumatized by its August 2008 war in which Russian troops advanced deep into the country.

Cellular phone networks briefly went down as panicked Georgians phoned each other. (AP)

グルジアで「露軍侵攻」の偽ニュース

2008年8月にロシアと軍事衝突したグルジアで3月13日、ロシア軍の同国への侵攻を伝えるうそのニュース番組が放送され、国内が一時パニックとなる騒ぎがあった。

Shukan ST: March 26, 2010

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