30 Aug 2017 20:44

S. Ossetia closing border with Georgia for several days

TSKHINVAL. Aug 30 (Interfax) - South Ossetia's border with Georgia will be closed until September 2, the republic's state security committee said.

"In view of events marking the International Knowledge Day, checkpoints on the border with Georgia will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. on Wednesday," a spokesperson for the committee told Interfax.

The checkpoints will re-open as usual from 7 a.m. on September 2.