An assault on a penal colony (VK-19) has begun in Russia, where unknown persons have taken hostages, UNN reports with reference to the Mash Telegram channel.
According to Mash, an additional ambulance crew was sent to the scene.
In turn, the Baza Telegram channel reports that, according to preliminary information, "one of the terrorists was wounded in the shoulder.
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Earlier, Russian media reported that one of the men who seized VK-19 was allegedly wearing a vest with an improvised explosive device.
"He is holding an object similar to a detonator. It is not known where the colony could have gotten explosive and combustible substances," the Russian media reported.
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A riot broke out in penal colony #19 in the Volgograd region of Russia. The attackers, who reportedly claimed to be members of ISIS, took hostages, killed one FSIN officer and wounded several others.