Russian commandos quashed a mutiny at a southern Russian prison on Friday, killing the attackers and freeing their hostages, according to the local governor.
Inmates claiming to be motivated by radical Islam and armed with makeshift knives and an explosive vest briefly took control of Penal Colony No.
19 in the southern Volgograd region, according to videos posted on social media and verified by The New York Times.
The Russian prison service said four guards had been killed and three injured in the attack.
Four of the attackers were killed by snipers as the Russian commandos stormed the prison late Friday afternoon, ending the mutiny.
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”, Andrei Bocharov
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Volgograd