A Dutch television journalist was killed overnight when Russians bombed the central Georgian city of Gori, the Dutch ambassador said today.
Ambassador Onno Van Elderenbosch said he was not able to release the name of the journalist, who worked for RTL-2 television. In addition, one of the man's colleagues was wounded.
At least two other journalists have been reported killed in the fighting between Georgian and Russian troops, now in its fifth day.
Gori was bombed overnight by Russian forces who have occupied the nearby Georgian separatist region of South Ossetia and on Monday advanced into Georgia proper. Gori was all but deserted after most remaining residents and Georgian soldiers fled late yesterday.
The Dutch journalist, a cameraman, was working in a media center that had been set up on the top floor of the town's three-story television and radio center. It was not clear whether the building itself had been hit.
Georgian officials said Russian forces have been targeting administrative buildings. The television center is located 200 yards from Gori's central administrative building.
Gori's university and its post office were on fire today, Georgian officials said.
There was no immediate word on other casualties.
AP