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| Six people have been killed in a blast in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, reports say. | Six people have been killed in a blast in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia, reports say. |
| A car full of explosives blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali, a spokeswoman for the separatist government said. | A car full of explosives blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali, a spokeswoman for the separatist government said. |
| The nationality of the casualties was not immediately clear. Four people were injured, the spokeswoman said. | The nationality of the casualties was not immediately clear. Four people were injured, the spokeswoman said. |
| Tension remains high in the region following the conflict between Russia and Georgia over the summer. | Tension remains high in the region following the conflict between Russia and Georgia over the summer. |
| According to a statement from the South Ossetian breakaway government, Russian troops had confiscated the vehicle that blew up from an ethnic Georgian village earlier in the day. | |
| Russian television footage showed a black plume of smoke rising from behind metal gates at the military base. | |
| The BBC's James Rodgers, in Moscow, says it is the most serious incident in South Ossetia since Russia and Georgia fought over the territory two months ago. | |
| Fighting began there on 7 August when Georgia tried to retake South Ossetia by force after a series of lower-level clashes. | Fighting began there on 7 August when Georgia tried to retake South Ossetia by force after a series of lower-level clashes. |
| Russia launched a counter-attack and the Georgian troops were ejected from South Ossetia and another region, Abkhazia, several days later. | Russia launched a counter-attack and the Georgian troops were ejected from South Ossetia and another region, Abkhazia, several days later. |
| Russia has recognised both regions as independent and says it will keep thousands of troops there. | Russia has recognised both regions as independent and says it will keep thousands of troops there. |