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Article: South Ossetian separatists say 3 killed, 11 wounded in Georgian shelling
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- July 4, 2008
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Georgian forces shelled several towns in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, killing three people and wounding 11 others, separatist officials said Friday.
The shelling of the region's main city, Tskhinvali, and several nearby villages went on for several hours overnight, said Irina Gagloyeva, a spokeswoman for South Ossetia's separatist government.
South Ossetian forces returned fire and the regional government announced a full mobilization, she said in a telephone interview from Tskhinvali.
Georgian Gen. Mamuka Kurashvili blamed the skirmish on South Ossetian separatist forces, saying they had attacked a Georgian checkpoint in the area. Georgian forces had to ...