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| Caucasus |
| Border Guards: 'Them Bad Guys ain't gettin' by us' |
| 2002-06-03 |
| Russian border guards guarantee that Georgia-based international terrorists shall not reach Black Sea health resorts spas of Caucasian Mineral Waters. According to Lieutenant General Vladimir Putov, who heads the headquarters of the North Caucasian regional Frontier Service Department, all suggestions of this kind are "pure nonsense." The 178 potentially passable passes of the Caucasian Range are being closely watched, said Putov at a press conference in Stavropol. At this moment, the passes are still covered in snow, which reaches up to 3 meters deep, so speaking about "militants having crossed the state border with their heavy equipment is simply silly." Unless the heavy equipment was snow plows... According to the general, the border is being reinforced with additional posts, which will spot any trespassers trying to get across the border when the passes become more passable. "In case of dire need, we shall bring in army units from the North Caucasian Military District, but so far there is no need to do that," stressed Putov. Here's hoping they do as good a job at keeping that little stretch of border closed as their Soviet predecessors did. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |