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June 16, 2024
11.26am
Some detainees accused of being members of ISIS have taken two prison guards hostage in a detention center in the Rostov region, Russia. They were then neutralized and the hostages freed.
Two prison guards were taken in hostage by some inmates who are members of theIsisarmed with a knife: it happened in a detention center in the Rostov region, in Russia. The inmates were then killed and the hostages released: the press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service announced that “the criminals were neutralized and the employees held hostage were released and were not harmed during the special operation“.
According to Tass, which cites a law enforcement source, among the kidnappers there were detainees who must appear in court for “terrorism”: they were armed with knives. Ria Novosti, before the news of the killing of the prisoners, had reported a barrage of gunfire near the pre-trial detention centre.
“The head of the Main Directorate of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is at the scene of the accident, as are representatives of the interacting law enforcement agencies and the prosecutor’s office“, we read in a statement. “The institute is operating normally, the situation is under control“, added the Federal Penitentiary Service.
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Last March 22, Russia was hit by a attack claimed by the jihadist organization: some armed men opened fire in a concert hall near Moscow, killing at least 144 people.
The Interfax agency responded that the prisoners had asked to have a car and to be able to leave the prison freely prison. “A group of six prisoners who took two employees hostage demanded to provide them with a car and freely leave the pre-trial detention center. In response, they promised to release the hostages. Negotiations are ongoing“, we read in a statement released immediately after the news of the revolt.
In the meantime, a criminal case has been opened: this was announced by the Russian Investigative Committee, explaining that “the branch of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Rostov region opened a criminal case based on evidence of the crime under Article 206 of the Russian Criminal Code“, which concerns precisely the taking of hostages. A team of employees of the central office of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service immediately went to the region to conduct an investigation.
