The gunman who took 19 victims in the Bank of Georgia in Zugdidi has left the building together with three hostages. As camera shots show, he was taken out of the bank together with the victims.
The hostage-taker held up his hands in surrender, holding a grenade in one of them.
Police squads and law enforcers are on the scene, with the hostages' family members standing behind the yellow tape.
No official information has yet been released.