TBILISI. Nov 28 (Interfax) - The Georgian television company Rustavi-2 on Monday reported on the possible involvement of Turkish special forces in a security operation in Monk Gabriel Salosi Street in Tbilisi on November 21-22, which resulted in the killing of three terror suspects.
According to the channel, which quoted a "reliable source" but noted the absence of official confirmation, Turkish special-forces representatives joined in the storming of the flat where the suspects were holed up, after which a Georgian special-forces officer was fatally wounded.
Rustavi-2 also claimed, citing its own sources, that it was possible that the suspects had been in Georgia for the past few months. The television company also "named" one of the criminals as Adam Gumashvili who was one of the field commanders of the Islamic State, a terror group banned in Russia.
Rustavi-2 also suggested that a well-known ISIL representative, Akhmed Chatayev, was also in the flat and blew himself up using a so-called "martyr's belt."
The television company earlier alleged, citing a source, that it was possible that not three but five suspects were in the flat, which took special forces more than 20 hours to storm, and that two may have escaped.
Meanwhile, on Monday Irakli Sesiashvili, chairman of the parliamentary defense and security committee, urged the media to stop spreading "false and unverified information" regarding the special operation in Monk Gabriel Salosi Street.
Speaking to journalists, he denied that two suspects may have escaped. "I reassure you that no two people fled. This is a lie," Sesiashvili said.
He said that the suspicions were baseless and an inquiry would provide answers to all questions.
"We must allow the investigation to go through the necessary procedures. You know that the investigation has been joined by our U.S. colleagues, which increases the efficiency of the investigation," the Georgian parliamentarian said.