VIEW: Russian tanks seen moving into Georgia (FT.com)

By Catherine Belton and Isabel Gorst in Moscow, Charles Clover and Roman Olearchyk in Tbilisi, and Harvey Morris at the United Nations
Published: August 12 2008 19:36 Last updated: August 13 2008 15:02

Russian armoured vehicles moved into the Georgian town of Gori and the surrounding area on Wednesday, destroying Georgian military bases as reports emerged of South Ossetian militia looting the town. Russian peacekeepers said they were removing military hardware and ammunition from an arms depot outside Gori.

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