Heavy Russia bombing around Georgia

Russian warplanes carried out up to five bombing raids today around the Georgian town of Gori close to the embattled breakaway region of South Ossetia, a Reuters reporter at the scene said. The reporter said most attacks were aimed at military targets,...

Russian warplanes carried out up to five bombing raids today around the Georgian town of Gori close to the embattled breakaway region of South Ossetia, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.

The reporter said most attacks were aimed at military targets, but he saw at least one bomb falling on the town. Thick smoke was seen coming from the area, but the damage caused by the bomb was not immediately clear.

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