Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
March 19 2005
Mines found near BTC pipeline planted by Russian military
AssA-Irada 19/03/2005 13:13
Ten mines, recently discovered close to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC)
oil pipeline in the Akhalkalaki district of Georgia, found to be
training mines, according to the Javakhetia governor’s office.
The mines planted by the Russian military 15 kilometers away from the
BTC do not pose any threat to the pipeline.
90% of residents in the Javakhetia district are Armenians who were
settled in the region during the deportation of Meskhet Turks after
World War II.