Russia occupies Georgia, world pressure mounts 14 Aug 2008 22:17:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Russia forces deploy around three Georgian towns

* U.N. calls for halt to lawlessness in Georgia

* U.S. Gates says Russia's behaviour has major implications

* U.S., Poland sign missile shield deal amid Georgia crisis

* U.S. envoy urges Russia to lift sea blockade of Georgia

By Matt Robinson

GORI, Georgia, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russian troops and armour deployed around three Georgian towns on Thursday, as international pressure mounted on Moscow over its continuing occupation of parts of Georgia.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was "extremely concerned" about the humanitarian situation in Georgia and called for a halt to lawlessness.

In the key Georgian town of Gori, west of the capital Tbilisi, correspondents saw signs of looting which locals blamed on militias from the neighbouring province of South Ossetia, where the conflict erupted a week ago.

Russian armed forces have occupied parts of Georgia since repelling a Georgian attack last week on the tiny pro-Russian separatist territory of South Ossetia, which threw off Tbilisi's control in the 1990s.

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