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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. |
| One witness told the BBC he saw a convoy of Russian vehicles on the road to the Georgian capital Tbilisi. | |
| 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. |
| Another BBC reporter in the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, says many buildings have been totally destroyed. | |
| A ceasefire is in place, but it seems to be very fragile, correspondents say. | A ceasefire is in place, but it seems to be very fragile, correspondents say. |
| In Gori, the Russian tanks seem to be dismantling and destroying Georgian army bases in the town, our correspondent says. | In Gori, the Russian tanks seem to be dismantling and destroying Georgian army bases in the town, our correspondent says. |
| It is not clear where the Russian convoy on the Tibilisi road is heading. | |
| See map of the region | See map of the region |
| There are reports of residents being stripped of their belongings at gunpoint on the entrances to the city. | There are reports of residents being stripped of their belongings at gunpoint on the entrances to the city. |
| There is a pall of smoke over Gori's market, but it is not clear if any more fighting has been going on in the town. | There is a pall of smoke over Gori's market, but it is not clear if any more fighting has been going on in the town. |
| Terrified residents have watched their houses being torched, and the situation may well be worse in outlying villages, our correspondent adds. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Wrecked city | Wrecked city |
| In Tskhinvali, the main offices of the local administration are a blackened shell, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in the South Ossetian capital. | In Tskhinvali, the main offices of the local administration are a blackened shell, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in the South Ossetian capital. |
| There are apartment buildings all around with smashed windows, with bullet and shrapnel damage and gaping holes where there used to be windows. Two Georgian tanks stand on a square near what was the main base of Russian peacekeepers. | There are apartment buildings all around with smashed windows, with bullet and shrapnel damage and gaping holes where there used to be windows. Two Georgian tanks stand on a square near what was the main base of Russian peacekeepers. |
| Residents who are out trying to clear their wrecked homes say they have no water and no electricity. | Residents who are out trying to clear their wrecked homes say they have no water and no electricity. |
| The streets are quiet now, but houses were on fire in villages along the route to the city, our correspondent adds. | The streets are quiet now, but houses were on fire in villages along the route to the city, our correspondent adds. |
| Tskhinvali itself is under Russian control now and there are no reports of any serious fighting, but there is no confirmation as to when the Russian troops will withdraw, a Russian military spokesman said. | Tskhinvali itself is under Russian control now and there are no reports of any serious fighting, but there is no confirmation as to when the Russian troops will withdraw, a Russian military spokesman said. |
| 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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