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An attacker armed with a hand grenade entered the office of a microfinance organization near the Tsereteli metro station in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The attacker, who took 10 people hostage, released one of the hostages soon after.
A statement came from the Georgian Ministry of the Interior about the incident, which the entire country watched with horror. The statement provided the following information:
* The police mobilized near the office of one of the microfinance institutions on Akaki Tsereteli Street in Tbilisi. According to preliminary information, an armed man entered the office. Police officers, who received the report of the attack, cordoned off the area where the building was located.
* Law enforcement agencies mobilized at the scene are taking all necessary and urgent measures, and investigations and operational measures are continuing. “
REQUESTS ANNOUNCED IN LIVE TRANSMISSION
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The attacker announced his demands in a live broadcast on social media, demanding the closure of all casinos in Georgia, the reduction of credits to 7 percent and a discount on the prices of all drugs in pharmacies.
DETENTED
Vaja Siradze, director of the Georgia patrol police, told reporters that the gunman entered the financial institution on Akaki Tsereteli Street and took 9 people hostage. Police officers announced that the attacker who took 9 people hostage for approximately 3 hours at the MBC microfinance institution was captured.
On the other hand, in the statement made by the Ministry of the Interior, the number of hostages was updated from 10 to 17 and said: “As a result of the meetings between the representatives of the Ministry of the Interior and the attacker, the hostages were released, no one was injured in the incident. The investigation is ongoing “.
THE LAST MONTH ALSO HAPPENED
Georgia witnessed a similar incident last month. In the southern city of Zugdidi, an armed and masked person took 43 hostages at the bank branch where he entered. After the thief received a $ 500,000 ransom, he released all the hostages and disappeared.
