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S.Ossetia: "Intense" Georgia shelling resumes-Ifax

Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:58am EDT
MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Officials in South Ossetia on Monday said Georgian forces had renewed shelling of their separatist region, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.

"As of 3.30 p.m. (1130 GMT), Georgian forces renewed intense shelling of towns in South Ossetia, using various forms of weaponry, including heavy weapons," Interfax quoted Irina Gagloyeva, a spokeswoman for the region's authorities, as saying.

The Kremlin has rejected a Georgian ceasefire proposal, saying its information on the ground indicated Tbilisi was continuing to fight. (Reporting by Ron Popeski)


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