staff taken hostage by an armed inmate

Since the end of the morning, Friday January 3, in the central house of Arles, an inmate has held three medical staff and a prison guard, under threat of a homemade bladed weapon, according to information from Provence. The police are mobilized on site and regional intervention teams are on the way. A Raid branch also goes to the prison. For his part, the Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, indicated on the social network “5 people are being held hostage at the Arles central prison, including 4 healthcare workers and a prison officer. We have mobilized all means to deal with it. I am following the evolution of the situation in real time. »

The rest after this ad

More information to follow…