- 2006 North Ossetia sabotages
The 2006 North Ossetia sabotages were two explosions which occurred on the main branch and a reserve branch of the
Mozdok -Tbilisi pipeline in theRussia n border region ofNorth Ossetia at around 0300 local time (0000 GMT) onJanuary 22 ,2006 .The electricity transmission line in Russia's southern region of
Karachayevo-Cherkessiya - also near the Georgian border - was brought down by an explosion just hours later.The explosions suspended gas supply to Georgia and
Armenia , at a time when the weather conditions were particularly severe. Georgian authorities claimed the explosions were a deliberate act of sabotage, to force the nation into surrendering its pipelines to the Russian state owned monopolyGazprom , but did not provide any evidence.Russia dismisses the accusations, claiming the charges could be set by terrorists.
The pipelins were shortly fixed.
ee also
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Energy policy of Russia
*Gazprom
*Rose Revolution
*Russia-Ukraine gas dispute External links
* [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/01/16ce1731-2372-4657-a9ff-b7b31ebaab5e.html RFE/RL]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4638566.stm BBC]
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