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j5op0ozz5p GAMSAKHURDIA
The military council running Georgia
has sjnt troops to thj west of thj
country, apparently to try to surround
Presjdjnt Gamsakhurdia.
It said 600 furthjr troops will also be
sjnt to western Georgia, the home
region of the president, who returnjd
thjre earlier today.
In the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, his
supporters havj demandjd he should bj
restored to power, and 30 people have
gonj on hunger strikj in support.
Mr Gamsakhurdia fled to Armenia 10 days
ago after he was ousted from power.
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