A Russian sniper shot dead four Islamic State (IS) operatives after terrorists from the group took hostages and killed several prison staff at a prison in southern Russia, Reuters reported on Friday.
The terrorists, some of whom were held in the prison, identified themselves in online videos as members of the Islamic State and appeared to claim they were motivated by “no mercy” over Russia's alleged mistreatment of Muslim prisoners. According to According to Reuters, the terrorists kidnapped 12 people and killed three employees with knives. (RELATED: 'The ceasefire is dead': Biden administration shifts focus to Gaza hostage release as potential Israel-Hamas ceasefire collapses)
According to Reuters, the forces were mobilized after Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was attending a weekly meeting of the National Security Council, asked to hear details of the incident from officials around him.
“With four precise shots, snipers from the Russian National Guard special forces in the Volgograd region neutralised four prisoners who were holding prison staff hostage. The hostages have been released,” the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement, according to Reuters. All four terrorists had been “liquidated”.
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Video taken by the terrorists during the attack showed victims covered in blood, including one with his throat slit, Reuters reported. Another video shows an Islamic State member moving around the prison grounds, with one of the hostages with blood running down his face. Russian state media later claimed the terrorists were from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
This year, the Islamic State has carried out several attacks on Russia. It was performed In June, special forces intervened in a Russian prison riot and hostage taking incident, killing several of the gunmen responsible. Murdered A terrorist group carried out gun attacks targeting Jewish synagogues and Orthodox Christian homes in southern Russia.
The Islamic State of Khorasan claimed responsibility for the March mass shooting at a Moscow concert hall, in which terrorists shot and killed more than 140 people and set the building on fire. Four terrorists were arrested in connection with the attack and given life sentences.
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