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    SIX GEORGIANS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN SUICIDE ATTACK

    09:22 ~U 07.06.13

    Six Georgian troops have been killed by a suicide attack in the
    Helmand province of Afghanistan, BBC News reported, citing the Georgian
    defence ministry.

    "A suicide bomber exploded a lorry close to our base," defence ministry
    spokesman Irakli Dzneladze said on Georgian television.

    Last month three Georgian soldiers were killed in a similar attack.

    Although not a NATO member, Georgia has taken part in several missions
    and has more than 1,500 soldiers in Helmand.

    Tbilisi has the biggest non-Nato contingent of troops in Afghanistan.

    In all, 28 Georgian troops have now been killed in Afghanistan
    since 2009.

    Dzneladze said that nine others had been wounded, but none of their
    injuries were life-threatening.

    "Despite these attacks, the Georgian military... are in full readiness
    to complete the tasks they have been charged with," he added.

    President Mikheil Saakashvili also appeared on television, saying that
    Georgia had "made another sacrifice for our freedom and independence".

    Armenian News - Tert.am



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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