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| Violence flares in Georgian town | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 in the town, our correspondent says. | |
| There is a pall of smoke over Gori's market, but it is not clear if any more fighting has been going on there. | |
| Terrified residents have watched their houses being torched, and the situation may well be worse in outlying villages, our correspondent adds. | |
| There is also a Russian checkpoint with two Russian tanks outside Gori on the main road leading into the town from the Georgian capital Tbilisi, an eyewitness told the BBC. | |
| But the Russian foreign ministry says it has no Russian troops left in Gori, Reuters news agency reports. | |
| On Tuesday, Russian forces said their military activity in the area was completed after Georgian security forces were driven out of the town during fighting. | |
| Crisis talks | |
| Foreign ministers from the European Union are holding emergency talks in Brussels on the crisis between Russia and Georgia. | 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. | 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. | 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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