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| Tajiks unearth huge arms cache |
| 2006-01-18 |
| A major cache with unguided rocket projectiles and other ammunition has been found in the Pamir section of the Tajik-Afghan border, Itar-Tass learnt at the press service of the Tajik State Border Committee on Tuesday. The cache, which was found during a search operation in the area of the border village of Pushkharvi, contained two unguided rocket projectiles and 10 fuses for them, over 140 fragmentation mines, several pieces of antitank shells and other ammunition - - a total of more than 300 pieces. According to frontier-guards, the cache was laid during the civil confrontation in Tajikistan in 1992-1997. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |