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Shots have been fired in the crisis-hit Crimean peninsula, according to the Interfax news agency, as Russian troops captured a naval post that had been blockaded by Ukrainian forces. An unnamed Ukrainian officer was quoted as saying the men in Russian military fatigues broke into the base outside the town of Bakhchisaray at around 2pm local time (12pm GMT), opening fire with automatic rifles as they did so.

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