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RUSSIA-GEORGIA-OSSETIA-REFUGEES
Refugees from a maverick Georgian region of South Ossetia sit in a bus upon their arrival to Russian territory in a village of Tamisk, some 50 kilometers from Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russian Northern Ossetia region on August 3, 2008. Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region is close to a "large-scale" military conflict, Russian foreign ministry said, adding that Georgian manoeuvres were undermining hopes of peace. The South Ossetian authorities said they were evacuating women and children from vulnerable areas, transporting them across the border to the neighbouring Russian province of North Ossetia. AFP PHOTO/ KAZBEK BASSAYEV (Photo credit should read Kazbek Bassayev/AFP/Getty Images)
RUSSIA-GEORGIA-OSSETIA-REFUGEES
Refugees from a maverick Georgian region of South Ossetia sit in a bus upon their arrival to Russian territory in a village of Tamisk, some 50 kilometers from Vladikavkaz, the capital of Russian Northern Ossetia region on August 3, 2008. Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region is close to a "large-scale" military conflict, Russian foreign ministry said, adding that Georgian manoeuvres were undermining hopes of peace. The South Ossetian authorities said they were evacuating women and children from vulnerable areas, transporting them across the border to the neighbouring Russian province of North Ossetia. AFP PHOTO/ KAZBEK BASSAYEV (Photo credit should read Kazbek Bassayev/AFP/Getty Images)