World IN BRIEF : SOVIET UNION : Georgians Vote to Carve Up Territory
Legislators in the breakaway Soviet republic of Georgia voted to carve up the disputed territory of South Ossetia, which is seeking Kremlin protection from Georgian nationalists. Local journalists said Georgia’s Parliament voted unanimously to transfer two sections of South Ossetia, one of which surrounds the capital Tskhinvali, to neighboring Georgian-populated regions. The vote was largely symbolic because Tskhinvali is occupied by Soviet Interior Ministry troops trying to prevent further violence. About 50 people have been killed this year in clashes between Ossetians and Georgians.
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