Colombian rebel group blows up pipeline, leaves 16,000 without waterJune 19, 2015 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, has blown up a pipeline leaving at least 16,000 people without water, authorities say, according to BBC News. The attack happened in the municipality of Catatumbo, in northern Colombia. A river was contaminated by oil that spilled out of the pipeline and the water supply had to be cut, the local authorities said. Attacks on infrastructure have increased since the Farc suspended its unilateral ceasefire on 22 May. In an unrelated incident, four military personnel were killed when they stepped on landmines in the southern region of Caqueta. Four others were injured. The area had been mined by the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), the military said. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |