The first official statements were made on the special operation by the country"s highest authorities only a few hours after the end of the special operation.

The head of the State Security Service states that for almost whole day the city was involved in a battle.

According to confirmed information, members of the criminal group are not citizens of Georgia.

According to the information of the state security service , one member of the criminal group is arrested and three have been liquidated. During the special operation 1 employees of the State Security Service was killed and two were wounded. In addition, two employees of the MIA special task force were injured.

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili advised political opponents and experts to refrain from speculations.