TBILISI. Aug 8 (Interfax) - A British journalist broke into the Georgian embassy in London, which was hosting an exhibition on the August 2008 war in South Ossetia, and started shouting anti-Georgian and anti-NATO slogans, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Police detained the journalist for his provocative behavior, the ministry said.
This British journalist is known for "his anti-Georgian articles published by the Russian media," it said.
British police are holding an inquiry into the detainee's activity.
The South Ossetian and Abkhazian autonomous regions declared their secession from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991 when the Soviet Union started to fall apart. The decision was made at their referenda.
On the night of August 7, 2008, Georgia attempted to occupy South Ossetia using military force. Large-caliber guns and Grad multiple rocket launchers opened fire on Tskhinval, the South Ossetian capital, and other populated localities.
After hours of shelling, the Georgian troops advanced, occupying a substantial part of South Ossetia's territory. Russia intervened, launching an operation to force Georgia to accept a peaceful settlement. As a result, the Georgian troops were defeated on the outskirts of Tskhinval and retreated.
Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on August 26, 2008.