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prison guards killed and all four attackers "neutralized" by special forces, officials said.The siege comes two months after Islamic
State-linked prisoners took guards hostage in another facility and as ethnic tensions run high following a deadly ISIS-claimed Moscow
concert hall attack.Here is everything we know about the hostage situation:What do we know about the attack?The inmate uprising took place
Several guards and inmates were injured.The incident took place during a meeting of the prison's disciplinary commission, FSIN said.Footage
circulated on social media appeared to show inmates at the penal colony standing above bloodied prison guards.In another video, a prison
Times could not verify those images.At least four prison staff were hospitalized following the attack, according to Volgograd Governor
Law enforcement and security agencies are carrying out operational activities
the hostage crisis first started, the state-run TASS news agency reported that the prison was under the control of security forces and the
siege had ended.What do we know about the attackers?TASS said that at least four prisoners were involved in the hostage-taking
Three were convicted of drug trafficking and another was convicted of manslaughter during a fight.Governor Bocharov did not comment on the
respect and comply with the laws of Russia
enforcement officers have been captured
The Moscow Times could not independently verify these reports.Previous attacks this yearIn June, prisoners aligned with ISIS staged a
similar siege at a jail in the southern Rostov region
During that incident, Russian special forces killed the hostage-takers and freed the guards following a stand-off.Inter-ethnic tensions are
attack in Russia in two decades.A Central Asian branch of ISIS claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attack and the four suspected
gunmen, now in pre-trial detention, are citizens of Tajikistan.In June, at least 21 people were killed in coordinated terrorist attacks in
Derbent and Makhachkala, the two largest cities in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan
Two synagogues, two Eastern Orthodox churches, and a police post were simultaneously attacked by armed men, killing 16 policemen and at
least five others, including an Orthodox priest.The attacks in Moscow and Dagestan led to heavy criticism of the authorities and special
services for failing to prevent them.ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the Crocus City Hall attack, praised the attacks in Dagestan,
but no one has officially claimed responsibility for the killings.ISIS has repeatedly pledged to target Russia over its support of Syrian
leader Bashar al-Assad, who has waged a military campaign to quash the group in the Middle East.AFP contributed reporting.
