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4th of March announced a day of mourning in Georgia

03 March 2010 [16:00] - TODAY.AZ
The Georgian President has announced the March 4 the day of mourning due to the death of for miners in Tkibuli mine today.
President's press speaker, Manana Manjgaladze voiced the decision of the president at the briefing today.

"President expresses his condolences regarding the tragedy and says that the state will assist the families of the people injured and killed in this explosion. In addition, under the president's order, the incident will be investigated and the causes of the explosions revealed," Manjgaladze said.

She also said that under the order of the president, Prime Minister Nika Gilauri and other members of the government had already left for Tkibuli to view the place of the incident and meet the relatives of the killed pitmen.

Four pitmen, Giorgi Bregadze, Mizon Oniani, Murman Kuprashvili and Jumber Jashiashvili died in the mine explosion in Tkibuli today.

Several other workers were injured.


/Georgian Times/
URL: http://www.today.az/news/regions/63055.html

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