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Inmate stabs 2 guards in French prison, reportedly shouting 'Allahu Akbar' Radicalized inmate stabs 2 guards in French prison
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An inmate, who reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar,’ has attacked and seriously injured two prison guards at a French prison in Corsica, a local prosecutor confirmed, as cited by French media. Two guards at a French prison in Corsica have been attacked and seriously injured by a radicalized inmate, a local prosecutor and a prison union said. The perpetrator reportedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ while attacking the guards.
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. The incident took place in Borgo Prison on Friday morning, Prosecutor of Bastia City Caroline Tharot said, as cited by AFP. The type of weapon used in the attack was not specified.
One of the prison guards was stabbed in the throat, the prosecutor added, without specifying the type of weapon used in the attack. UFAP-UNSA penitentiary union confirmed in a statement that the inmate was indeed radicalized. It is not clear whether he was radicalized before being jailed or while serving his sentence.
“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. Both guards are in hospital, one with stab wounds to the face and back.
The detainee reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” while attacking the guards, Corse Matin newspaper said, citing an official from a local prison union. “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 guard who was knocked out has regained consciousness, the union said.
The perpetrator was suspected of radicalization, France 3 reported, citing sources. The detainee reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” while attacking the guards, Corse Matin newspaper said, citing an official from the prison union. The man was in prison for beating a man to death in a scuffle outside a nightclub.
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.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.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.The French jail is notorious as a center of Islamic radicalization.
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