Russian tanks leave checkpoint
2008-10-08 12:17
Karaleti, Georgia - A column of Russian military trucks and tanks on Wednesday left a key checkpoint near South Ossetia in the final stage of a withdrawal from Georgian buffer zones, an AFP correspondent at the scene reported.
At least 10 military trucks, five tanks and one armoured personnel carrier were seen departing the Karaleti checkpoint in the direction of the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali, followed by European Union monitors.
- AFP