Georgian Interior Ministry announced today that Special Forces are carrying out the operation to free the hostages within the perimeter of the Lopota gorge, Dagestan, at the Georgian-Russian border.
As reported, a group of saboteurs, who captured three hostages from a group of civilians, came through the border from Russia to Georgia.
Georgian Interior Ministry informs that Georgian side managed to release two groups of hostages, by killing one saboteur during night clashes and at present an operation to free the third group is underway.
Note, Georgian Interior Minister, Bacho Akhalaia, is personally heading the operation to capture the armed group that has penetrated into Georgia.