Sunday, June 21, 2026

Georgia denies that Istanbul airport attack's mastermind was its citizen

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Akhmed Chatayev in Tbilisi in 2012. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia and Georgia disagree about what citizenship the suspected mastermind behind the terror attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport June 28 has.

Russia claims Akhmed Chatayev is not a Russian but a Georgian citizen. Georgia, on the other hand,

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Was Istanbul airport attack organized by militant with links to Georgia?

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Akhmed Chatayev. (Interpressnews.)
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Chatayev was missing his left leg and right arm as he appeared outside the court building in Tbilisi in December, 2012. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The terrorist attack at Istanbul Atatürk Airport on 28 June, which claimed the lives of 44 victims and three suicide bombers and left 239 people wounded, is believed to have been organized by Akhmed Chatayev, a Russian national

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Opinion polls differ wildly 3 months ahead of Georgian election

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Zurab Bigvava. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Two opinion polls show vastly different levels of support for the two main contenders in Georgia’s parliamentary election, scheduled for October 8.

A poll conducted by Georgian Dream gives the party a lead of 35 percent, with the United National

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