MOSCOW, August 8, 2008 (AFP) - Russian aircraft on Friday attacked a military base near the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Georgian interior ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told AFP.

'Russian aircraft have bombarded territory in the vicinity of the Vaziani military base near Tbilisi,' Shota Utiashvili said, referring to an installation 17 kilometres (10 miles) from the capital.