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The main east-west railway in Georgia has been reopened after an explosion on the line west of the central town of Gori, according to a spokesperson from Georgian Railways.
Police said they believed the explosion on a fuel train was caused by a landmine. It happened on the main part of the railway line that joins eastern and western Georgia, a route used to transport oil exports from Azerbaijan to European markets. Following the explosion, Azeri officials said that oil cargoes were being stopped at the Georgian border.
Russian troops withdrew from Gori, a significant town in the Russia-Georgia dispute over breakaway South Ossetia on 22 August, following a 10-day occupation. The explosion took place close to an abandoned Georgian military base. On 16 August, another explosion had caused a bridge to be closed on the same line further east near the town of Kaspi. Russia rejected Georgian accusations that it was responsible for the attack.
Oil exports were disrupted, but Azerbaijan said Georgia had offered a smaller, disused rail bridge for use until the damaged bridge was mended.
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