Fake broadcast sparks Georgian fears

Panic was sparked in Georgia on the 14 March 2010 after a TV station broadcast news that Russian tanks had invaded the capital and the country's president was dead. The Imedi network report, which brought back memories of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, was false.

BBC News, 14.3.10: Bogus TV report of Russian invasion panics Georgia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8566571.stm

BBC News, 15.3.10: Georgians question un-reality TV http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8568762.stm

ITAR-TASS, 15.3.10: Georgia’s six opposition parties ready for dialogue with Russia http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

EurActiv, 15.3.10: 'Russian invasion' TV hoax fuels anger in Georgia http://www.euractiv.com/east-mediterranean/russian-invasion-tv-hoax-fuels-a-news-343250

ESO: Background information: Conflict history: Georgia http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-georgia-2/

ESO: Background information: Georgia fired first shots in war - report http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgia-braced-for-war-report-georgia-fired-first-shots-in-war-report/

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