Georgia: Car bomb blast was an act of political terrorism

At least four people were killed and dozens wounded when a &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/hotspots/2002/06/05/29797.html ' target=_blank>car bomb exploded outside a regional police headquarters building in the Georgian city of Gori, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP.

The blast heavily damaged the three-story building and several other cars in the vicinity, the spokesman said Tuesday.

"A car exploded, it was an attack," said the spokesman who asked not to be named. "It was a very powerful explosion and there are many civilian casualties from the blast, which also badly damaged the building," a regional police administrative center, writes the Turkish Press.