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”.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress