By Matthew Atungwu Russian inmates on Friday took staff hostage at a prison colony in the southern Volgograd region during an attack...
By Matthew Atungwu
Russian inmates on Friday took staff hostage at a prison
colony in the southern Volgograd region during an attack that officials said
left four workers hospitalized.
This happened barely two months after Islamic State
group-tied prisoners took guards hostage in another facility and ethnic
tensions ran high following the IS-claimed Moscow concert hall attack.
According to a statement from Russia’s federal penitentiary
service, convicts took hostage employees of the (IK-19) correctional
institution.
The statement added that measures are currently being taken
to free the hostages.
Volgograd Governor, Andrey Bocharov revealed that four
prison staff were hospitalized due to the attack.
“An operational headquarters has been set up to coordinate
the work on releasing the hostages.
“Law enforcement and security agencies are carrying out
operational activities. There is no threat to the civilian population,” he
added.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the
situation would be discussed at a regular meeting of the country’s Security
Council on Friday.
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