A rebellion is under way at a military base outside Tbilisi, says Georgia's defence minister.
David Sikharulidze said several hundred army personnel were refusing to follow orders at the base, around 19 miles from Tbilisi.
It follows an announcement by the interior ministry that it had uncovered a Russia-supported plot to overthrow the government and had arrested the suspected organiser.
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Spokesman Shota Utiashvili said the suspected coup plot was organised by a former special forces commander, Georgy Gvaladze.
He added that Gvaladze and an army officer on active duty have been arrested.
