A group of prisoners are holding guards hostage in Russia, claiming to be members of the Islamic State
The agency says that negotiations for the release of the hostages are ongoing and that the head of the regional headquarters of the Federal Correctional Service and representatives of law enforcement and prosecutors are on site.
Accused in the investigative center in the Russian region of Rostov took two policemen hostage and demand to be provided with a car and to leave freely, the Russian emergency services told the Interfax agency.
They claim to be members of the Islamic State, which is banned in the Russian Federation, the agency said.
📍In Russia, ISIS detainees overpowered the police officers in Rostov Detention Center and took them hostage. They hang their flags in the center and share their videos. Russian security forces have reinforced the area. pic.twitter.com/X7G6JvLjol
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Interfax adds that the prisoners are armed with knives and sharp objects. The RIA Novosti agency, citing a knowledgeable source, states that an operational officer and a supervisor in the investigative prison in Rostov were taken hostage, and the prisoners who captured them are charged with terrorism.
"They have axes, apparently from firefighting equipment and rubber batons, they have no firearms," the source said.
The agency says that negotiations for the release of the hostages are ongoing and that the head of the regional headquarters of the Federal Correctional Service and representatives of law enforcement and prosecutors are on the scene.
