NewsNovember 7, 2002
Abducted banker freed in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia -- A British banking expert kidnapped nearly five months ago was freed by Georgian forces in a special operation on Wednesday. Peter Shaw was feeling well and was being transported to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, Security Minister Valery Khaburdzania said on Rustavi-2 television...
The Associated Press
TBILISI, Georgia -- A British banking expert kidnapped nearly five months ago was freed by Georgian forces in a special operation on Wednesday.
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Peter Shaw was feeling well and was being transported to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, Security Minister Valery Khaburdzania said on Rustavi-2 television.
But one of the kidnappers was shot and killed during the operation in the remote Pankisi Gorge, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said.
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