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SOME IN GEORGIA PROTEST AGAINST CLOSURE OF RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE
Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS Military Newswire
April 26, 2006 Wednesday 4:50 PM MSK
Several dozen ethnic Armenians living in Georgia's Akhalkalaki district
blocked off a road on Wednesday, holding up Russian military vehicles
heading for neighboring Armenia, in protest against the planned closure
of the Russian military base in Akhalkalaki, Georgian media said.
Many of the local people work at the base and fear that its closure
will leave them jobless.
Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS Military Newswire
April 26, 2006 Wednesday 4:50 PM MSK
Several dozen ethnic Armenians living in Georgia's Akhalkalaki district
blocked off a road on Wednesday, holding up Russian military vehicles
heading for neighboring Armenia, in protest against the planned closure
of the Russian military base in Akhalkalaki, Georgian media said.
Many of the local people work at the base and fear that its closure
will leave them jobless.