Three soldiers killed in blast at Georgian military training baseJanuary 11, 2011 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three Georgian soldiers were killed and 13 injured on Tuesday, January 11, when a mortar bomb exploded during exercises on the outskirts of the capital Tbilisi, the Defense Ministry said. The blast occurred at the Krtsanisi military training base, where Georgia trains soldiers for deployment in Afghanistan. The Ministry blamed "technical error" during training of the 1st Artillery Brigade. "The explosion of a 120 mm mortar occurred due to a technical error during training," it said in a statement. "Three servicemen died and 13 were injured." Local media reports said the injured soldiers were being treated in the town of Rustavi south of Tbilisi. The extent of their injuries were not known, Reuters reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |