RUSSIA-ROSTOV-HOSTAGE-TAKING ATTEMPT-FOILED
(240617) -- ROSTOV, June 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Police officers are pictured at the site of a hostage-taking incident in Rostov region, Russia, June 16, 2024. Russian penitentiary authorities foiled an attempt to take hostages in the south-western Rostov region, the TASS news agency reported Sunday. During a special operation to free the hostages at a pre-trial detention center in the region, the criminals armed with knives have been eliminated, and two employees held hostage were released and safe, Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement. During negotiations, the law enforcement launched the release operation, and now the situation is under control at the center, said the service. (Photo by Vladimir Sergeev/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
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