The prisoners called themselves “Mujahideen of the Islamic State” and took 6 months to organize the hostage-taking of the employees
Two prison officers were taken hostage today by at least five inmates in a prison in Rostov region, southern Russia, the Federal Penitentiary Service announced today.
After a long-hour thriller, Russian media reported a while ago that the jihadist inmates were neutralized after a special forces raid, while the prison officials were released unharmed.
❗️ In Rostov, the accused of terrorism have taken hostage the employees of the precautionary custody center
The prisoners asked for a car, a “green corridor” and the possibility of leaving Russia. Recently, shootings have started in the custody center… pic.twitter.com/pX1URtbo4a
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Six of the prisoners involved in the hostage-taking of the employees had already been convicted of terrorism and links to Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall in March.
The prisoners were remanded in custody awaiting trial and recorded the hostage-taking on video with their cellphones.
Several prisoners took prison staff hostage and filmed them in Russia’s Rostov pre-trial detention facility.
Local sources claim invaders call themselves “Mujahideen of the Islamic State” and that negotiations are underway with them. pic.twitter.com/2XcWmPrywA
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Local sources claim that the prisoners called themselves “Mujahideen of the Islamic State” and took 6 months to organize the hostage-taking of the employees.
The kidnappers broke the window bars of their cell and gained access to the guard station, Russian media reported.
Russian news agency Interfax, citing sources, reported that the attackers were asking for a car, weapons and free passage to escape.
⚡️”Inshallah! Allah has prepared us!”
Another video of terrorists taking hostages in a detention center in Russia. They call the staff of the pre-trial detention center “kafirs”.
They demand a car, weapons, and the possibility to leave the detention center. In this case, they… pic.twitter.com/P1vuAJtk6E
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 16, 2024
“The detention center is operating normally, the situation is under control,” the agency said, stressing that law enforcement forces have been deployed to the scene.
Source :Skai
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