A traffic police officers block a road near the colony No 19 after several prisoners had taken hostages at a meeting of the disciplinary commission, in the town of Surovikino, Volgograd region, Russia. Three colony employees died during the hostage-taking in the colony, the fourth one, who was previously pronounced dead, survived, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service said on August 23. Earlier in the day, the Russian National Guard in the Volgograd Region said that its snipers neutralized four prisoners who took colony employees hostage, the hostages were released.
- Package: Russia Colony Hostage Taking
- Categories: Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: Volgograd region, Russia
- Event date: 23.08.2024
- Date published: 23.08.2024
- Author: Kirill Braga
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3007x2005px, 3.4Mb
- Job-ID: 7dbd0180abcb6e4a