Russian troops not going to Tbilisi: ministry

TBILISI (Reuters) - Russian troops have left the Georgian town of Gori near South Ossetia, but are not advancing towards the capital Tbilisi, Georgia's deputy interior minister said on Wednesday.

"I'd like to calm everybody down. The Russian military is not advancing towards the capital," Ekaterine Zguladze told a news conference. Zguladze did not specify what the Russian troops were doing.

(Reporting by Margarita Antidze)