Snipers kill inmates who stabbed prison guards to death at Russia prison and held others hostage

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1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

   Snipers kill 4 hostage-takers at Russian prison who claimed allegiance to Islamic State group ↗ (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

   Published Aug 22, 2024

   Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

   Snipers from Russia's National Guard on Friday killed four inmates who had stabbed four prison guards to death and briefly held others as hostages while declaring allegiance to the Islamic State group.

2. CBS News

   Snipers kill inmates who stabbed prison guards to death at Russia prison and held others hostage ↗ (opens CBS News)

   Published Aug 22, 2024

   CBS News's feed description

   Videos showed the alleged attackers claiming support for the suspects arrested in the terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall that left 145 people dead.

3. Fox News

   Russian snipers kill Islamist hostage-takers to end prison siege ↗ (opens Fox News)

   Published Aug 22, 2024

   Fox News's feed description

   Russia's security forces fatally shot four inmates who had taken hostages and killed four staff members at a penal colony; the convicts described themselves online as Islamic State militants.

4. Breitbart News

   Snipers Kill Four ISIS-Declared Hostage Takers in Attempted Russian Prison Takeover ↗ (opens Breitbart News)

   Published Aug 22, 2024

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

   Breitbart News's feed description

   Snipers from Russia's national guard on Friday killed four inmates who had seized prison guards as hostages and declared allegiance to ISIS.

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