The four arrested are Georgi Romelashvili, 14; Aleko Sabadze, 16; Viktor Buchukuri, and Levan Khmiadashvili, both 17. They live in the village of Tirdznisi.
South Ossetian authorities say that one of the teenagers had a grenade when he was arrested.
All four were transferred to a detention center in the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali.
Georgian Science and Education Minister Nika Gvamaria called on the international community to assist Georgia in getting the youths released.
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