At the time of Tworkov's birth, Biala was a large garrison town of the Imperial Russian Army. (jacktworkov.com)
It's also Australia's largest garrison town with Australian Defence Force bases and fascinating military history to explore. (australia.com)
The naïve statement that he was «unarmed» when shot is only loosely compatible with the fact that he was housed in a military garrison town, had a loaded automatic weapon in the room with him, could well have been wearing a suicide vest, had stated repeatedly that he would never be taken alive, was the commander of one of the most violent organizations in history, and had declared himself at war with the United States. (goodreads.com)