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 8 August 2008
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Residents of South Ossetia affected by fighting

08/08/2008

The UN Security Council is meeting this afternoon to continue its emergency meeting, called by Russia late last night, on the situation in the region of South Ossetia in Georgia. The Secretary-General has also expressed concern about clashes between Georgian government and South Ossetian forces in which dozens have been killed or wounded. UN Radio's Artem Pashchenko found our more about the situation on the ground from Robert Watkins, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Georgia.

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