Russian National Guard: 4 hostage takers in Volgograd penitentiary neutralized, hostages freed

MOSCOW. Aug 23 (Interfax) - Four prisoners who took hostages at Penitentiary No. 19 in the Volgograd region on Friday have been neutralized, the Russian National Guard told Interfax.

"Snipers from the Russian National Guard's special units for the Volgograd region have neutralized four prisoners who had taken penitentiary staff members hostage with four precise shots. The hostages have been freed," it said.