Russian special forces have quashed a short-lived mutiny at a provincial detention center on Sunday, killing detainees, some charged with terrorism, who had broken out of their cells earlier in the day, according to Russian state media.
Six detainees who awaited court appearances at a pretrial detention center in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don had managed to take control of the facility, state media reported.
A detainee is seen in the video holding a black flag associated with the Islamic State.
Security agents had surrounded the detention center by Sunday morning.
Soon after, Russian state media published a short statement from the country’s prison service saying that security agents had stormed the facility, “liquidated” the mutinied detainees and freed the hostages unharmed.
Persons:
Don, “
Organizations:
Islamic, Sunday, ”
Locations:
Rostov, Islamic State