Mar 28, 2022 - World

Turkey defuses mine off its shoreline

Jacob Knutson

A Turkish Coast Guard boat patrolling off the coastal village of Rumelifeneri, Turkey, on March 27. Photo: Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Turkey's National Defense Ministry said Monday it defused a mine off of the coast of the northern Igneada district, located near the border with Bulgaria.

Why it matters: It's the second mine recently disabled by Turkey and comes after a warning from Russia that hundreds of mines had broken off cables near Ukrainian ports and drifted into the Black Sea.

Ukrainian officials dismissed the warning as Russian disinformation.

The big picture: The Black Sea is a major shipping route.

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Turkey defuses mine off its shoreline

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