Shooting reported in South Ossetia

11 Jun, 2008 17:50 / Updated 17 years ago

Peacekeepers in Georgia’s breakaway republic of South Ossetia have come under attack, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.

It’s believed the shots came from houses in the fortified Georgian village of Tamarosheni and were aimed at South Ossetian police. No casualties were reported, but there was some damage to houses. A monitoring team is investigating the incident.