Georgian separatists "destroy govt vehicles": report

Wed Aug 6, 2008 10:06am EDT
 
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgian separatists in the breakaway region of South Ossetia have destroyed two government vehicles during a clash on Wednesday, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, quoting a separatist official.

"At present, a fight is ongoing near the village of Nul, where South Ossetian forces are trying to push out Georgian special forces," Irina Gagloyeva, official representative of the South Ossetian authorities, told Interfax.

"We have information that two Georgian military vehicles have been blown up," she was quoted as saying.

(Reporting by Conor Sweeney)

 

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