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Violence flares in Georgian town | |
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Violence has flared up in Georgia, where Russian tanks have been seen patrolling the town of Gori, says the BBC's Gavin Hewitt near the scene. | |
People leaving the town say there is looting going on involving South Ossetian separatists. | |
There are reports of residents being stripped of everything 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. |
In Gori, the Russian tanks seem to be dismantling and destroying Georgian army bases there, our correspondent says. | 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. | 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, our correspondent adds. | |
Georgian security forces were driven out of Gori during the fighting with Russian forces, who said on Tuesday that their military activity in the area was completed. | |
Foreign ministers from the European Union are holding emergency talks in Brussels on the crisis between Russia and Georgia. | |
A key element calls for all forces to return to the areas where they were before fighting broke out last week. | |
Some 100,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by the conflict, which has created huge tensions in international relations. | |
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