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| ISIS used the hostage taking in the Volgograd colony in its propaganda |
| 2024-09-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] Propagandists of the Islamic State have published a video about the hostage taking in a prison colony in Surovikino on the information resources of the terrorist organization. As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on August 23, in colony No. 19 in Surovikino, four prisoners (natives of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), declaring themselves supporters of the "Islamic State", took 12 people hostage. Three employees of the colony were killed, two more later died in the hospital. As a result of the assault, the participants in the seizure were killed. There is a shortage of employees in Russian colonies, and those who are there work long hours for modest salaries, which contributes to the development of corruption, noted security officials interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". The Islamic State (IS) has published a video on its information resources dedicated to the hostage-taking in Colony No. 19 in Surovikino. The video is a compilation of footage that appeared on the Internet on the day of the hostage-taking. IS propagandists edited the video about the activities of the terrorist organization, adding Arabic subtitles, as well as audio with statements by one of the former IS speakers. However, the video does not provide any new information about the hostage-taking, the Directorate 4 Telegram channel reported today. Recall that earlier human rights activist Igor Nagavkin noted that in IK No. 19 in Surovikino, where prisoners took the colony employees hostage, living conditions are extremely poor, and provocations against Muslims are practiced. He believes that this could lead to a riot. The reason for the seizure in the colony was the dehumanization of the FSIN system, said human rights activist Anna Karetnikova and journalist Vyacheslav Lemkus. The FSIN Directorate for the Volgograd Region called  the data on poor living conditions and oppression of Muslims fake, without providing evidence for their words. The hostage-taking in Surovikino was the second  in the Southern Federal District in three months. It was preceded by a similar incident that occurred in mid-June in the Rostov pretrial detention center. In both cases, the attackers declared themselves supporters of the "Islamic State"*. The details were collected by the "Caucasian Knot" in the report " Hostage Taking in the Volgograd Colony and Rostov Pretrial Detention Center in the Summer of 2024 ". |
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