The Russian Foreign Ministry urges the Georgian authorities to ensure security of Russian journalists and Russian citizens in the territory of Georgia.

According to the information released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, a radical group attempted to attack Russian journalists in Tbilisi today.

“An aggressive radical group attempted to attack the crew of Россия 24 in Tbilisi today. Prior to that, during the massive disorder, representatives of local and international media, were injured in the capital of Georgia.

We demand from the Georgian authorities to ensure the security of Russian journalists and Russian citizens in the territory of the country.

We are expecting a response from international organizations and first of all from OSCE representative Harlem Désir.

We are constantly monitoring the developments in Georgia, "reads the information released by the Russian Foreign Ministry.