Prison hostage situation in Russia resolved after 4 ‘neutralized’

Aug 23

Jack Aylmer Energy Correspondent

By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Mathew Grisham (Digital Producer), Mirlie Larose (Producer), Ian Kennedy (Lead Video Editor)

The National Guard of Russia said that four inmates in a prison in the Volgograd region have been “neutralized.” The inmates proclaimed themselves militants of the Islamic State, and took the prison hostage, leading to snipers being called.

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The deadly revolt at the remote high security IK-19 Surovikino penal colony ended after the snipers killed the inmates.

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The facility is known to house several inmates who identify as Islamic State militants. It’s reported they took hostages and claimed control of part of the complex.

Special forces were able to storm the complex and free several hostages, but three prison guards were killed during the initial attack. A fourth later died in the hospital.

The attackers were armed with knives, and reportedly slashed multiple guards. Footage was shared on social media, which appears to show an inmate standing over a bloody prison guard. In addition, the attackers released their own video, claiming the attack was in retaliation for the persecution of Muslims.

Russian authorities have since confirmed that snipers neutralized all four attackers. With the prison now back under control, authorities are trying to figure out how the prisoners managed to take hostages in the first place.

Tags: hostage, Islamic State, Russia, Ukraine

Jack Aylmer

A DEADLY REVOLT AT A REMOTE PENAL COLONY IN RUSSIA IS OVER AFTER NATIONAL GUARD SNIPERS KILLED THE INMATES.

FOUR PRISON EMPLOYEES WERE KILLED DURING THE INCIDENT AT A REMOTE PENAL COLONY IN THE VOLGOGRAD REGION.

THE FACILITY IS KNOWN TO HOUSE SEVERAL INMATES WHO IDENTITY AS ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS.

IT’S REPORTED THEY TOOK HOSTAGES AND CLAIMED CONTROL OF PART OF THE COMPLEX.

RUSSIA’S NATIONAL GUARD SPECIAL FORCES WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY ENTER THE PRISON AND FREE SEVERAL HOSTAGES.

HOWEVER, THREE PRISON GUARDS WERE KILLED DURING THE INITIAL ATTACK AND A FOURTH LATER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL.

THE ATTACKERS WERE ARMED WITH KNIVES AND REPORTEDLY SLASHED MULTIPLE GUARDS.

DRAMATIC FOOTAGE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA APPEARS TO SHOW AN INMATE STANDING OVER A BLOODY PRISON GUARD. IN ADDITION, THE ATTACKERS RELEASED THEIR OWN VIDEO CLAIMING THE ATTACK WAS IN RETALIATION FOR THE PERSECUTION OF MUSLIMS.

RUSSIA’S NATIONAL GUARD HAS SINCE CONFIRMED THAT SNIPERS NEUTRALIZED ALL FOUR ATTACKERS.

THE PRISON IS NOW BACK UNDER CONTROL, THOUGH AUTHORITIES ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THE PRISONERS MANAGED TO TAKE HOSTAGES IN THE FIRST PLACE.

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