Georgia says Russian jets dropped unexploded bomb

[FourScore]

Source: Reuters

TBILISI (Reuters) - The former Soviet republic of Georgia said on Tuesday that two Russian fighter jets had overflown its territory and dropped a 700 kilo bomb but this had not exploded.

Shota Utiashvili, the head of Georgia's interior ministry's public relations department, told Reuters that the bomb was dropped on the village of Tsitelubani, about 65 km (40 miles) north-west of the Georgian capital Tbilisi.

"Two Russian fighter jets flew from Russia to the Georgian territory yesterday evening and dropped a 700 kilo bomb on the village of Tsitelubani," he said.

"Fortunately it didn't explode. If it had exploded it would have been a disaster," he added. He said nobody was hurt...



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSL0770646320070807

[Mozcram]

1. Is this true!

THIS iS UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!

[FourScore]

3. The BBC also reported on it during their 11:00 news braodcast

but admitted that it still needed to be collaborated.

BTW, Welcome to DU, Mozcram!:hi:

[Algorem]

2. Bastards are trying to drop bigger bombs than us!Bastards!

We need bigger bombs!Bigger,bombier bombs than those Russian bastards ASAP.

[FourScore]

4. And we'll make sure ours detonate, godammit

That'll show 'em!

[Algorem]

5. BOOM BABY!BOOM!

Lone superpowers should not be outboomed.

[TheLastMohican]

6. Why is it news?

Because Russia bombed a US stooge or at least tried to do so?

US bombs hundreds of places on a daily basis without any mention in the press. And even denies its involvement in bombing Pakistan and other dubious places like Somalia.
This is not the time to point fingers.

[RantinRavin]

7. Not too bad

It only took 7 hours and 30 minutes for someone to turn what Russia did into a bash of the US.