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Russian and South Ossetian officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
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The next series showed destroyed buildings in Tskhinvali, the South Ossetian capital.
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South Ossetian authorities said they had shot dead two looters on Wednesday.
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He said Georgian forces had taken control of five Ossetian villages.
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Putin said the South Ossetian government would be formed by its own president.
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There was no sign of South Ossetian security forces on Friday.
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Russian tanks were then ordered to move on the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali.
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Witnesses in the area have seen Ossetian militiamen attacking villages and stealing cars.
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He also denied South Ossetian militias were shooting men in villages in Georgia.
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South Ossetian separatists appear to have started the latest flare-up of violence, Fried said.
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Russian defence officials have dismissed claims they are abetting abuses by South Ossetian forces.
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He said senior South Ossetian and Georgian officials were due to meet on Thursday.
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There was no official response from the South Ossetian authorities.
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South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity on Friday blamed Georgian security services for the blast.
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South Ossetian and Abkhaz leaders have pledged to help each other in opposing Georgia.
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There was no immediate response from the South Ossetian side.
