Robber hijacks French truck laden with explosivesMarch 1, 2012 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An armed robber hijacked a truck carrying around one tonne of explosives as it left a depot in south-eastern France Thursday, March 1 but police caught up with him after 200 metres, media reported. The truck was transporting industrial explosives for use in mining, quarries and construction, according to RTL radio. The gunman tied up the driver and a security guard, slipped behind the wheel and drove off. The two captives quickly freed themselves and raised the alarm. Using satellite tracking, police found the suspect and the truck close to the depot in Veurey-Voroize, near the city of Grenoble. RTL reported that about 150 kilos of explosives were missing from the consignment and that the man appeared to be working alone. According to RTL, the depot - owned by the explosives manufacturer Titanobel - was held up in 2001 by members of the Basque separatist group ETA. ETA was not suspected in Thursday's attack, after declaring an end to its armed campaign last October, M&C reported citing DPA. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |