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Hidden war in breakaway republic

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Published 21 July, 2008, 14:41

While the United Nations Security Council hears arguments from Georgia and Russia about the violation of Georgian airspace, on the territory of the breakaway republic of South Ossetia people die on the streets as a result of shelling, allegedly from over the Georgian border.

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RT has obtained video of a mortar attack on a civilian vehicle in the breakaway region of South Ossetia.

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