Surovikino penal colony hostage crisis

When

23 Aug 2024

Kind

Terrorist attack

Killed

12

Coordinates

48.61° N, 42.88° E

Wounded

8

2024 mass stabbing attack in Volgograd Oblast, Southern Russia

On 23 August 2024, four prison inmates attacked the guards of the IK-19 Surovikino penal colony in Surovikino, in Volgograd Oblast of southern Russia and took hostages. Unconfirmed reports said the attackers were linked to the Islamic State. The attackers claimed they were taking revenge for the detained suspects in the Crocus City Hall attack in March 2024.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Surovikino penal colony hostage crisis: four Islamic State inmates at a prison in Surovikino, Volgograd Oblast seize control of the facility and take hostages”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “crise des otages de la colonie pénitentiaire de Sourovikino, dans l'oblast de Volgograd”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “захват заложников в ИК-19 в Суровикино”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page