Blast Kills 3 At Military Training Center

January 12 2011

Georgia

An explosion at the military's Krtsanisi training center near the capital Tbilisi has killed three Georgian soldiers, reports Interfax-AVN (Russia).

Another 13 personnel were wounded in Tuesday's blast, noted the Georgian Defense Ministry.

The explosion was said to be the result of a "technical error" involving a 120-mm mortar bomb during a training exercise involving the 1st Artillery Brigade, Reuters reported.

The Krtsanisi facility is used for training Georgian soldiers...

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