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There was a conflict between prisoners in IK-19 Surovikino prison located in Volgograd region of Russia. Four prisoners took the prison staff hostage. These prisoners are said to be from Islamic State (ISIS). Four attackers have been killed in the incident, while all the hostages have been freed.
Some staff members were attacked by inmates
The incident happened on Friday, when some staff members were attacked by prisoners during a meeting. The attackers attacked the staff with knives, killing three guards. During the attack, the attackers also released a video of the hostages, in which they identified themselves as belonging to the Islamic State. They said that this attack was done in retaliation for the atrocities committed by Russia on Muslims.
Russian special forces carried out this operation
To control the situation, Russian special forces conducted an operation in which all four attackers were killed. Four people belonging to the origins of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan attacked the guard with knives. Four other guards were also injured in the incident. At the same time, ethnic tension has increased in Russia after the incident in the prison.
Tension increased after terrorist attack
Tensions were particularly high after a terrorist attack on a music festival in March that killed 145 people. Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said the identities of the attackers were not yet clear.
IK-19 prison in Russia is a high security prison
Importantly, Russia's IK-19 prison is a high-security prison, which houses about 1200 prisoners. This is the second time that prisoners associated with the Islamic State have attempted to take hostages. Earlier in June, a similar case was reported in the Rostov region.