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Georgia to expel Russian embassy staff: president

TBILISI
Wed Nov 7, 2007 1:40pm EST

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday said he would expel several Russian embassy staff from Tbilisi, after accusing Russian special services of stirring civil unrest in his nation.

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"The Georgia's Foreign Ministry today declared several Russian embassy employees persona non grata," Saakashvili said during a televised address to the nation. He added they were accused of "espionage activity".

Russia's RIA news agency cited an unidentified diplomatic source as saying Russia was expelling 3 embassy employees from Tbilisi.

(Reporting by Tbilisi bureau, writing by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Michael Stott)
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