LONDON: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus and Russia will deploy a joint military task force in response to what he called an aggravation of tension on the country’s western borders, the state-run Belta news agency reported on Monday.
Lukashenko said the two countries would deploy a regional military group, and had started pulling forces together two days ago, apparently after the explosion on Russia’s bridge to Crimea.
Russian forces used Belarus as a staging post for their Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, sending troops and equipment into northern Ukraine from bases in Belarus.
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Belarus, Russia to form joint military group, Lukashenko says
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Belarus, Russia to form joint military group, Lukashenko says
- Lukashenko said the two countries would deploy a regional military group
A construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 4 people
BANGKOK: A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least four people, officials said.
The crane, which was being used to construct an elevated highspeed railway, fell onto the moving train, which was traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province, causing the train to derail and catch fire, according to Nakhon Ratchasima's Public Relations Department.
It said in a Facebook post that four bodies were recovered and at least 30 other people were injured. It was unclear how many passengers were on the train.
The department said the fire was under control and that rescuers were searching for people trapped inside the train.
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