Fifty passengers in a bus travelling to Russia from Armenia were stranded for several hours last night at the Armenian-Georgian border after the bus driver was arrested when an argument broke out between him and border officials.

The incident took place at the Bagratashen-Sadakhlo border crossing.

Forsaj Tour, the bus operator, was forced to send another driver to the site. Once he arrived, the bus continued on its route to Russia.

As yet, no information as to the nature of the argument is available.