Polish journalists held by Russian army in Ossetia

Among the detained are a Wiadomości (TVP news) reporter Dariusz Bohatkiewicz, a camera operator and a Georgian driver. They were most probably regarded as prisoners of war and are kept in Tskhinvali. Polish diplomats are in talks trying to secure the release of the reporters.

According to unofficial sources of Rzeczpospolita, the Ossetians claim that the reporters were under the influence of alcohol. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that, "If there will be such a necessity I will intervene in Moscow as well as in Tbilisi."

Source: Rzeczpospolita (A.K.)