Pictures emerging from the prison in the Volgograd region show bloodied guards who are believed to have been taken hostage by ISIS (Picture: East2West)
Four ISIS prisoners who broke free from a Russian prison and several hostages have been killed by a sniper team, local media reports.
Russia’s National Guard said the rebellious inmates had been ‘neutralised’ and all the hostages had been freed, although the number of hostages was not immediately specified.
At least one guard was reportedly killed after a gang of prisoners secretly acquired knives and attacked their captors inside the jail in the Volgograd region.
They demanded a helicopter with a pilot, $2 million in cash and safe passage by air to the southeast of the country so they can flee across the border, according to local media.
Prison service chiefs say ‘several prisoners took hostages’ during a meeting of officials at the facility.
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The perpertrators reportedly described themselves as the ‘Mujahideen of the Islamic State’ and at least one spoke Arabic.
Footage showed two men brandishing large blades while a man in a guard’s uniform with a severely bloodied face knelt on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.
The prison’s chief was said to have been freed or escaped after being beaten over the head with bottle and a hammer.
Another recovered hostage had had his stomach cut open with a knife, while a third was hospitalised after a prisoner nearly hacked his ear off.
Prison guards appeared severely injured during the hostage incident (Picture: E2W)
A fourth suffered stab wounds to the face and skull fractures.
The prisoners threatened to kill the remaining hostages unless their demands are met.
Unconfirmed reports suggested two of the men were from Uzbekistan and two from Tajikistan, both countries which have suffered outbreaks of violence by militant Islamists in recent years.
Details of the violence at the prison in Surovkino, 535 miles southeast of Moscow, were sparse and it was not clear how the inmates managed to take the hostages.
Unconfirmed reports on Telegram messaging channels said one or two people died, and the survivng victims are believed to be in hospitalised in intensive care.
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