Minister of Internal Affairs arrives in Zugdidi

Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri has arrived in Zugdidi.

According to the reports, the Minister is meeting with Deputy Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Malkhaz Toria and Zugdidi Mayor Giorgi Shengelia in the City Hall.

An armed person has been in the Bank of Georgia in Zugdidi for more than three hours and has taken 19 people hostage. Special forces and police are mobilized on the spot. The streets surrounding the bank are blocked.