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Police: 12 people held hostage in bank in ex-Soviet Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police within the ex-Soviet nation of Georgia stated Tuesday that 12 individuals have been being held hostage by a gunman in a financial institution within the metropolis of Kutaisi.
Georgian media report that the person, who’s but to be recognized, demanded $2 million, a helicopter to go away the nation and a Russian flag. The gunman reportedly introduced his calls for in a video posted on one of many hostages’ Fb web page.
It was not instantly clear whether or not anybody was injured in a standoff, which has already gone on for a number of hours at a department of Financial institution of Georgia.
Georgian police have opened a probe on a number of expenses, together with terrorism, and stated an effort to launch hostages was underway.
Kutaisi is a metropolis of 147,000, situated 180 kilometers (110 miles) northeast of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.