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Sukhumi, Abkhazia<br /> September 27, 1993<br /> <br /> From a schoolhouse, a Polish professional soldier (center) and an Abkhazian commander run towards the Parliament hoping to place an Abkhazian flag atop. Hundreds of Abkhazian separatists open fire on Georgian forces held up inside. They do not succeed and are repulsed back into the schoolhouse. Within hours the Abkhazian separatists control the Parliament building and the city --sending thousands fleeing southward into the mountains as refugees.

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Sukhumi, Abkhazia 1993
Sukhumi, Abkhazia
September 27, 1993

From a schoolhouse, a Polish professional soldier (center) and an Abkhazian commander run towards the Parliament hoping to place an Abkhazian flag atop. Hundreds of Abkhazian separatists open fire on Georgian forces held up inside. They do not succeed and are repulsed back into the schoolhouse. Within hours the Abkhazian separatists control the Parliament building and the city --sending thousands fleeing southward into the mountains as refugees.

Filename: abkhazia_war_1993_10.jpg
Photographer: ARCHIVE ANTHONY SUAU
Source: Anthony Suau
Date 27 Sep 1993
Location: Sukhumi Abkhazia
Credit: Anthony Suau ©1993
Copyright: Anthony Suau 1993
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