Two arrested for membership of Islamic State terrorist group
The State Security Service said the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office and the Interior Ministry had cooperated in the case. Photo: State Security Service press office
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Two Georgian citizens have been arrested for membership in the Islamic State terrorist organisation and Illegal purchase, storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition, the Georgian State Security Service said on Wednesday.
The body said it had conducted raids on four locations in two regions of the country and seized explosive devices and materials, ammunition, electronic devices and paraphernalia of the terrorist group.
The agency also said it was taking actions to identify other individuals involved in the group’s activities.
The Georgian State Security Service on Wednesday announced the detention of six Georgian citizens charged with supporting the Islamic State through links with “one of the influential leaders” of the terrorist organisation.
The Georgian State Security Service on Saturday announced the detention of Georgian citizen Malkhaz Paksashvili, the leader of one of the groups of the terrorist organisation Islamic State, by its Counterterrorism Centre.
The permanent Interagency Commission composed of different public authorities and chaired by the State Security Service on Friday held the sixth meeting, highlighting that Georgia takes one of the “significant places” in counter-terrorist activities, according to international estimates.
The Georgian State Security Service on Thursday announced the arrest of a member of the Islamic State terrorist organisation at Tbilisi International Airport by its Counter-Terrorism Centre.
The Georgian State Security Service on Saturday said its Counterterrorism Centre had arrested two foreign citizens for the preparation of illegal transfer of a migrant across the state border of Georgia.