Georgia's State Security Service announced the detention of five people allegedly connected with Akhmed Chataev and other suspected terrorists killed in Tbilisi last month.
The head of the State Security Service press office, Nino Giorgobiani, said that the five individuals were arrested for charges related to financing terrorism, provision of other material support and resources to terrorists activities.
The five people were detained in a special operation held in capital of Tbilisi and two villages in eastern Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge, Duisi and Omalo early this morning.
The State Security Service said that the arrested individuals are linked to the suspected terrorists killed in the Tbilisi counter-terrorist operation on November 22, Agenda.ge reported.
Giorgobiani said that during the operation, one of the detained Temirlan Machalikashvili tried to activate a hand grenade after which the police had to fire in his direction. Machalikashvili was wounded in the head and taken to hospital. She also said that the following has been established at this stage of the investigation.
Five terrorists allegedly connected with Akhmed Chataev detained in Georgia
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