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75 old woman cuts off Internet access to two countries

Fact - Internet access to two countries, Armenia and Georgia, was cut when a 75-old woman accidentally slashed the fibre optic cables.
Pic Credits: © 2009 Paulien Osse | Old and poor - woman - State Pension is not enough | CC BY-SA | Modified

Internet access to two countries, Georgia and Armenia, was cut off when an 75-year old woman accidentally slashed the fibre optic cables. She was scavenging for copper to sell as scrap.

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