A gunman is holding a dozen people hostage at a bank in Georgia, say police.
Georgian media report that the man, who is yet to be identified, is demanding $2 million — around €2 million –, a helicopter to leave the country and a Russian flag.
His demand was made via a video post on one of the hostages’ Facebook pages.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured in a standoff, which has already gone on for several hours at a branch of Bank of Georgia.
Georgian police have opened a probe on multiple charges, including terrorism, and said an effort to release hostages was underway.
Kutaisi is a city of 147,000, located 180 kilometres northeast of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.
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