Xinhua Georgia, Kutaisi, December 20 (Xinhua Ren Ryan) in
accordance with the Georgian government's order, located in the
Ministry of Geshe's second largest city Kutaisi, a giant Soviet-era
World War II monument built by the evening of 19 were destroyed.
Georgia became Soviet states of Estonia after the removal of World
War II monument relay the second country.
Video: Georgia blast caused two deaths of World War II
Monument
Source: Dragon TV "Oriental News"
20 journalists on the scene saw this in 1982, built 46 meters
high monument has become a pile of broken steel and concrete, seven
cars were lined up ready to shovel earth leveled the surrounding
land. According to the local people say, blasting the monument took
place on the 19th evening, when residents in the vicinity heard the
thud. Blow out of the rock blasting will be 80 meters away from the
monument of a woman and crushed her daughter and several others
were injured and hospitalized.
Police have confirmed that the blast occurred when the monument
casualties. According to the preliminary judging, the tragedy was
caused by the violation of safety and operating specifications.
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has therefore ordered the
city of Kutaisi, where the Imereti region mayor
dismissed.
Georgia Government originally planned to blow up this
commemoration of 21 Georgian soldiers killed in World War II
monument, and then the Parliament building in situ construction of
Georgia, Georgian Parliament some of the functions and offices will
be relocated to the building's capital, Tbilisi. wow gold Grid
government's plan met opposition parties and some civil society
organizations to protest. It is learned that the Georgian
government in advance to blow up the monument with the protest
activities.
Russia condemned the government's move to Georgia. The Russian
Foreign Ministry on the 19th in a statement said: "The Government
of Georgia implementation of the national acts of vandalism, damage
to all civilized emotions." Grid authorities attempted to "erase
their own people's historical memory." According to Russian
Ministry of Defense recently published materials, in the Soviet
Union's anti-fascist war, a total of 30 million Georgian servicemen
were killed, 90 soldiers of Georgia received the title of the
Soviet Union Hero.
In 2007, the Government of Estonia's capital Tallinn is located
in the liberation of the Soviet monument in Tallinn to move, the
same strong protests from Russia, bilateral relations have
suffered.
