Prisoners who carried out attack that left several guards dead at high-security jail ‘liquidated’, says national guardRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussian special forces have freed hostages taken by four men linked to the Islamic State who carried out an attack at a high-security prison in the southern Volgograd region, resulting in the deaths of several prison guards.Russia’s national guard announced in a statement that special forces snipers “liquidated” all four hostage-takers before the colony was stormed and the hostages were freed. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/23/knife-wielding-russian-convicts-take-prison-staff-hostage-and-kill-one-guard
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Publish date : 2024-08-23 15:58:41
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Russian special forces free hostages taken by four men linked to Islamic State
