Three Georgian citizens detained by Russian border guards

Russian border guards have detained three more Georgian citizens for allegedly crossing the South Ossetia occupation line.

The detained citizens were from the Gorisa and Korbouli villages, in the Sachkhere province in the Imereti region.

The Georgian locals, who have not been named, were picking capers in the rural outskirt of their villages when they were picked up by Russian soldiers.

The border guards claimed the trio were "illegally crossing” the border, and detained them.

The de-facto government of South Ossetia confirmed three Georgian citizens had been detained.

Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said this news was confirmed though the EU Monitoring Mission hotline.

The trio are now in custody in de-facto South Ossetia.

Meanwhile other local Georgian citizens believed the detention took place on Georgian-controlled territory.