Deputies call feds after arresting Russians with shovel, wire cutters outside Georgia Power plant

Savannahnow.com ^ | 9-9-2010 | DeAnn Komanecky

[SaraJohnson]

Russia had a power station blown up by terrorists and it happened this week, I believe.

[familyop]

Russia has a few military friends in its Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO: members listed below). Iran has "observer" status in the organization.

The following excerpts are from the CIA World Factbook

Russia

Religions:
Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)
note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule

Kazakhstan

Religions:
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%

Kyrgyzstan

Religions:
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Tajikistan

Religions:
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan

Religions:
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Belarus

Background:
Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion remain in place.

Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

Armenia

Religions:
Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%

[sheik yerbouty]

One of the names suggests this..

[Sarajevo]

The men were all charged with possession of tools during the commission of a crime.

O-kaaaaay- it looks suspicious, but what was the crime?

[A Strict Constructionist]

“They were released?”

We’re like other countries, we only arrest hikers./s

[cunning_fish]

‘The men were all charged with possession of tools during the commission of a crime.

O-kaaaaay- it looks suspicious, but what was the crime?’

IMO, just another Georgian propaganda to heaten tensions there.

Just three Russians in a SUV with no weapons or explosives sabotaging a power plant is beyond funny. Going abroad to steal copper is as dumb considering both Russia and Kazakhstan are a big Detroit full of depopulated placed there you may take as much copper from defunct power stations as you want.

[cunning_fish]

Oups, sorry. I haven’t read an article properly first time. I thought it was another Georgia:)

[Cindy]

Thread I was pointed to by pings and freepmail:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2588664/posts

[The_Media_never_lie]

If you want to steal copper, a power plant is a gold mine ... er, I mean copper mine, of copper wiring and copper connectors.

Yes, but you cut the wrong copper wire under the wrong conditions, and you could be electrocuted. Even a "ground" wire, when cut and an unbalance is in the system, can carry hundreds of amps.