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Three Russian peacekeepers injured in S.Ossetia-Ifax
08 Aug 2008 06:00:40 GMT
Source: Reuters
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Russian peacekeepers said three of their men were wounded and their headquarters damaged during the Georgian shelling of South Ossetia's besieged capital Tskhinvali, Interfax news agency reported.

"At dawn, Georgian forces launched several strikes at the Russian peacekeepers' headquarter in which three servicemen were wounded and the building damaged, several windows and doors were smashed," Interfax quoted a peacekeepers' spokesman as saying. (Writing by Oleg Shchedrov; Editing by Richard balmforth)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with officials in the southern city of Vladikavkaz, located next to the Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia, August 9, 2008. Putin ...



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