Polish journalists released in Ossetia

Two detained Polish journalists by the Russian army in Ossetia around 20 kilometers from Gori have been released, their employer TVP3 said. South Ossetian separatists detained journalist Dariusz Bohatkiewicz along with camera operator Marcin Wesołowski and their Georgian driver. The three men were then handed over to the Russian army.

"We were taken by soldiers from the Commonwealth of Independent States. We are on the controlled side of Georgia," said Bohatkiewicz in an interview with TVN24. "Embassy members and our colleagues were waiting for us on the other side," he added.

Bohatkiewicz said that everyone is alright and no one was hurt adding that if they plan on returning, they will need permission from Moscow.

The Polish embassy in Tbilisi negotiated their release.

The Polish journalists along with their driver spent a night in an abandoned school just outside of Cchinwali. They were given blankets, pillows, water and a candle. They also had their cell phones and equipment.

Source: TVN24