In Kutaisi, Georgia, an armed person entered the branch of the Bank of Georgia and took several people hostage.

The local office of APA reports that the information was released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

According to the information given by the witnesses of the incident to the "Mtavari Arkhi" TV channel, a shot was heard after the masked attacker entered the bank.

It was reported that there were about 10 people inside the bank branch, including employees.

It was reported that the police launched a special operation in connection with the incident, the bank was surrounded and movement around it was restricted.

The ministry urged citizens to observe safety rules.