TBILISI (Georgia): An elderly Georgian woman who allegedly shut off Internet service in her country and neighbouring Armenia while scavenging for copper cable is facing charges that could lead to three years in prison.
Authorities said 75-year-old Aiyastan Shakaryan severed a fiberoptic cable on March 28, shutting off the information highway in much of Georgia and all of Armenia for several hours. The cable ran parallel to a railroad track in eastern Georgia where she was allegedly scavenging.
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