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A Georgian man has died from an asthma attack at a Moscow airport while waiting to be deported from Russia.A Georgian man has died from an asthma attack at a Moscow airport while waiting to be deported from Russia.
The Georgian embassy says Tengiz Togonidze, 58, was denied medical attention during five days of detention despite his requests to see a doctor.The Georgian embassy says Tengiz Togonidze, 58, was denied medical attention during five days of detention despite his requests to see a doctor.
He died at Domodedovo airport - the first such fatality during Russia's expulsions of Georgians. The Russian authorities insist that everything possible was done for the man, who died at Domodedovo airport.
Itar-Tass news agency said about 150 other Georgians were deported on Tuesday aboard a Russian plane. A plane carrying about 150 other deported Georgians left Moscow on Tuesday, bound for Georgia.
Several hundred Georgians have been deported as illegal immigrants since Russia imposed sanctions on Georgia two weeks ago. About 700 Georgians have been deported as illegal immigrants since Russia imposed sanctions on Georgia two weeks ago.
Mr Togonidze had arrived by bus from St Petersburg with more than 30 Georgians, alleged to be illegal immigrants. Human rights groups say some of those expelled were in Russia legally.
EU concernEU concern
Russia started expelling Georgian citizens in a crackdown after Georgia briefly detained four Russians last month, accusing them of spying.Russia started expelling Georgian citizens in a crackdown after Georgia briefly detained four Russians last month, accusing them of spying.
Russia also imposed a transport and postal blockade on the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.Russia also imposed a transport and postal blockade on the former Soviet republic in the Caucasus.
Russia's measures against Georgia are being discussed by EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday.Russia's measures against Georgia are being discussed by EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday.
"We must keep a balance. It's not about condemning one side or the other," Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said before the meeting."We must keep a balance. It's not about condemning one side or the other," Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said before the meeting.
EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, quoted by the Associated Press, said "we are gravely concerned about the continuing tensions between Georgia and Russia and the measures taken against the Georgians".EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner, quoted by the Associated Press, said "we are gravely concerned about the continuing tensions between Georgia and Russia and the measures taken against the Georgians".
"Both have responsibilities and both therefore should tone down their public rhetoric," she added."Both have responsibilities and both therefore should tone down their public rhetoric," she added.
At a news conference in Moscow, human rights groups described the Russian crackdown as a "hunt", the BBC's James Rodgers reports.
They distributed what they said were leaked police documents from St Petersburg ordering officers to put pressure on courts dealing with deportation cases. A spokesman for St Petersburg police denied all knowledge of the documents, but the deportations are continuing.