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| Russian tanks patrol Georgia town | Russian tanks patrol Georgia town |
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| Violence has flared up in Georgia, where Russian tanks have been seen patrolling the city of Gori, says the BBC's Gavin Hewitt near the scene. | |
| People leaving the city say there is looting going on involving South Ossetian separatists. | People leaving the city say there is looting going on involving South Ossetian separatists. |
| There are reports of cars being taken from residents at gunpoint on the entrances to the city. | There are reports of cars being taken from residents at gunpoint on the entrances to the city. |
| A ceasefire is in place, but it seems to be very fragile in that particular area, our correspondent says. | A ceasefire is in place, but it seems to be very fragile in that particular area, our correspondent says. |
| Foreign ministers from the European Union in Brussels are holding emergency talks on the crisis between Russia and Georgia. | |
| In Gori, the Russian tanks seem to be dismantling and destroying Georgian army bases there, our correspondent says. | |
| There is a pall of smoke over Gori's market. Terrified residents have watched their houses being torched. | |
| The situation may well be worse in outlying villages, he adds. | |
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