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| Inmate stabs 2 guards in French prison, reportedly shouting 'Allahu Akbar' | Inmate stabs 2 guards in French prison, reportedly shouting 'Allahu Akbar' |
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| An inmate, who reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar,’ has attacked and seriously injured two prison guards at a French prison in Corse, a local prosecutor confirmed, as cited by French media. | An inmate, who reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar,’ has attacked and seriously injured two prison guards at a French prison in Corse, a local prosecutor confirmed, as cited by French media. |
| The incident took place in Borgo Prison on Friday morning, Prosecutor of Bastia City Caroline Tharot said, as cited by AFP. | The incident took place in Borgo Prison on Friday morning, Prosecutor of Bastia City Caroline Tharot said, as cited by AFP. |
| She added that both guards had been transferred to a local hospital. | She added that both guards had been transferred to a local hospital. |
| One of the prison guards was stabbed in the throat, the prosecutor added, without specifying the type of weapon used in the attack. | One of the prison guards was stabbed in the throat, the prosecutor added, without specifying the type of weapon used in the attack. |
| “This is a big attack. One of the two guards was left unconscious and the perpetrator is a prisoner who had already been on a special list for misconduct,” Maxime Coustie, a representative of a local prison union told AFP. | |
| The detainee reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” while attacking the guards, Corse Matin newspaper said, citing an official from a local prison union. | |
| The perpetrator was suspected of radicalization, France 3 reported, citing sources. | |
| It's not clear whether he was radicalized before being jailed or while serving his custodial sentence. | |
| The man was serving a sentence for beating a man to death in a scuffle near a nightclub while intoxicated. | |
| It comes days after similar assaults by inmates triggered protests by prison guards. Last week, a former senior Al-Qaeda member, 51-year-old Christian Ganczarski, attacked and injured guards with a scissors and razor blade at a high-security prison in Vendin-le-Vieil. Several days later, a convicted murderer attacked and injured several guards in Mont-de-Marsan jail. | |
| The incidents triggered nationwide protests by prison guards, who have demanded better working conditions and tighter security. | The incidents triggered nationwide protests by prison guards, who have demanded better working conditions and tighter security. |
| On Thursday, more than 120 inmates at Fleury-Mérogis, the biggest prison in Europe, refused to return to their cells. | |
| The French jail is notorious as a center of Islamic radicalization. | |
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