Riot underway in prison Rostovin Russia, where two prison guards were taken hostage by five prisoners linked to theIsis. According to the Agency Ria Novosti, one of the two hostages could be the prison director. The five published a video in which they show the hostages, say they are serious and ask weapons and cars to get away. The guards are held at knifepoint. The videos have been circulating online for several hours and all feature the acronym “112”, the signature of the Russian Telegram group which has been circulating them since the early hours of this morning. There are at least three on the web, others could arrive in the next few hours, and they show the two members of the Russian military corps disarmed and held under threat of knives by those who are identified as terrorists, who move with a certain ease and knowledge in the prison areas.
One of the two guards was handcuffed by the terrorists, who have one in addition to the blades truncheonevidently taken by the military, and of afire axe used as a weapon. However, the situation is said to be under control, while negotiations to free the hostages are underway. According to the authorities, the prisoners were held in different cells, but there was a connection between them and the hostage-taking had been in preparation for several months. They say they were “inspired by Allah” in their action and to demonstrate that it was a coordinated and planned action, to free themselves they broke down the bars that closed their cells to reach the guards’ service station, where they captured them and then took them to the courtyard, where they would be found Right now.
The prison is surrounded by military and police forces, while the special teams Yes
they are slowly approaching the structure in case a force operation becomes necessary, with relative incursionto free the hostages.
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