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Elderly Georgian Woman Cuts Armenian Internet

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-net-for-you dept.

welcher writes "An elderly Georgian woman was scavenging for copper with a spade when she accidentally sliced through an underground cable and cut off internet services to nearly all of neighboring Armenia. The fibre-optic cable near Tiblisi, Georgia, supplies about 90% of Armenia's internet so the woman's unwitting sabotage had catastrophic consequences. Web users in the nation of 3.2 million people were left twiddling their thumbs for up to five hours. Large parts of Georgia and some areas of Azerbaijan were also affected. Dubbed 'the spade-hacker' by local media, the woman is being investigated on suspicion of damaging property. She faces up to three years in prison if charged and convicted."

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  1. Re:How many Americans are thinking... by bmo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know, I was going to flame you, but I just don't care anymore.

    Grow up.
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  2. Re:How many Americans are thinking... by Haedrian · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Clearly its a mispelling of "America"

  3. Re:How many Americans are thinking... by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Since when do you need citations to ask a question? Come to think of it, how would you possibly provide a citation for a question?

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    You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
  4. Re:That's a little harsh... by countertrolling · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So can bombing civilians with high tech weaponry. Who's being prosecuted for that? Funny how we place our priorities. I would hope we could lay off the little old ladies and go after bigger fish. Unless they're stealing to stuff to make homemade bombs... Are people here actually defending the authorities in this case? Weird...

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