Three border guards killed on Georgia-Turkey border (UPDATE)

18:31

Georgian border guards were shot by a fellow serviceman.

Three of the Georgian border guards who were found dead in a summer camp near the Georgia-Turkey border in Akhaltsikh district (southern Georgia) were killed by a fellow servicemen.

Georgian Imedi TV channel reported that the reason for the murder was a dispute between the servicemen.

The incident occurred last night in the area Adigheni on the border with Turkey about 240 kilometers south-west of Tbilisi. Reports that the murder was committed on the border with Armenia were not confirmed.

Rustavi-2 TV channel reported that the murderer has been detained.

According to latest reports, he shot fellow servicemen asleep.

13:23

The incident occurred at Akhaltskhe unit of the border.

Three guards have been found dead and one has disappeared. According to initial reports, the incident occurred as a result of the conflict between the border guards.

The search for the missing border guard continues.

The Border Police has not provided comments on the incident yet.

/Trend News/