This is the second serious incident involving the Islamic State on Russian territory in less than three months. In March, more than 130 people died after a terrorist attack in Moscow.
Six militants of the Islamic State terrorist group were killed this Sunday by Russian special forces, after taking two prison guards hostage in a detention center in the city of Rostov-on-Don, the agency reports. Reutersquoting the Russian press.
The six detained men rioted, broke the windows of the cell and managed to descend several floors (using a rope), taking two guards who were on duty hostage. The Daesh militants had a knife and an ax in their possession.
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Russian special forces were immediately called in. During negotiations with the authorities, the The men demanded that he be allowed to leave the prison., something that will have been rejected. Special forces then invaded the infrastructure (located in the city of Rostov-on-Don, near the border with Ukraine) and opened fire, killing the six men.
The guards who were taken hostage were not injured.
Some of the men killed had been convicted of terrorism crimes while serving the Islamic State.
This is the second serious incident involving the Islamic State on Russian territory in less than three months. At the end of March, more than 130 people died after a terrorist attack – carried out by members of the Afghan branch of Daesh – in a shopping center on the outskirts of Moscow.
Source: Observadora
