ISIS prisoners killed after slashing guards, seizing hostages in Russian jail
Four knife-wielding prisoners claiming to be Islamic State group militants launched a deadly attack in a penal colony in southern Russia on Friday before being killed and their hostages released, officials said.
Four knife-wielding prisoners claiming to be Islamic State group militants launched a deadly attack in a penal colony in southern Russia on Friday before being killed and their hostages released, officials said.
The attack left four people dead, while the four hostage-taking prisoners were “neutralized” by snipers, Russian officials said.
The attackers initially seized eight penal colony employees and four fellow inmates, according to Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service.
"The criminals inflicted stab wounds of varying severity on four employees, three of whom died. Another four who resisted were hospitalized, one of whom died in hospital," it said in a statement.
All four convicts taken hostage were injured, the service added.
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