The population of the Pankisi Gorge is informed in regard to the special operation which takes place in Tbilisi. Locals suggest that the suspects are foreign citizens and have no connection with the gorge.

"I"m sure they are not from Pankisi. I don"t know who they are but it is said that every time, when something happens they speak about Pankisi,"- says the local resident, who underlines that it is not yet known who are the suspects- Chechens of North Caucasians.