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Long Lartin prison: Prison staff 'attacked with pool balls' after 'disturbance' breaks out Long Lartin prison: Prison staff 'attacked with pool balls' after 'disturbance' breaks out
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Prison staff have reportedly been "attacked with pool balls" during a "disturbance" at a high-security prison in Worcestershire.Prison staff have reportedly been "attacked with pool balls" during a "disturbance" at a high-security prison in Worcestershire.
Staff at HMP Long Lartin have reportedly retreated from one of the wings of the prison after up to 80 people became violent.  Staff at HMP Long Lartin have reportedly retreated from one of the wings of the prison after up to 80 people became violent, the BBC reported. 
A source told the BBC the specialised "tornado teams" of riot-trained prison officers had been sent in to quell the uprising.  Specialised "tornado teams" of riot-trained prison officers had been sent in to quell the uprising. 
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice told The Independent: "We are currently managing an ongoing incident at HMP Long Lartin." A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Justice told The Independent: "We are currently managing an ongoing incident at HMP Long Lartin.
"We are absolutely clear that offenders who behave in this way will be punished and face spending extra time behind bars". "We are absolutely clear that offenders who behave in this way will be punished and face spending extra time behind bars". 
The Category A men's prison currently has a capacity of 622 inmates, which includes people being held on remand.
Category A means the prison hosts the most dangerous types of criminal.
The prison is famous for being the home to Abu Qatada, a notorious Islamist preacher, who detained there during part of his lengthy legal battle with the Home Office over his extradition to Jordan to face terrorism charges. 
The 'disturbance' is just the latest incident in a series hitting prisons around the UK.
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