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| Delaware prison officer killed in hostage raid | Delaware prison officer killed in hostage raid |
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| Authorities have stormed a prison block in the US state of Delaware, ending a 24-hour hostage standoff that left one prison officer dead. | |
| Another officer was rescued and taken to hospital as police raided C block at the James T Vaughn Correctional Center in the town of Smyrna. | Another officer was rescued and taken to hospital as police raided C block at the James T Vaughn Correctional Center in the town of Smyrna. |
| Prisoners took four officers and fellow inmates hostage on Wednesday. | Prisoners took four officers and fellow inmates hostage on Wednesday. |
| One of the prisoners told a local newspaper they were protesting against US President Donald Trump. | One of the prisoners told a local newspaper they were protesting against US President Donald Trump. |
| The rescued employee has been identified as a female member of the Delaware Department of Corrections. | The rescued employee has been identified as a female member of the Delaware Department of Corrections. |
| Officials say that she is in hospital, and is "alert and talking". | Officials say that she is in hospital, and is "alert and talking". |
| "I'm praying hard for the fallen officer's family", Governor John Carney said in a statement. | "I'm praying hard for the fallen officer's family", Governor John Carney said in a statement. |
| "We will hold accountable anyone who was responsible. | "We will hold accountable anyone who was responsible. |
| And we will make sure whatever changes are necessary to ensure nothing like it ever happens again." | And we will make sure whatever changes are necessary to ensure nothing like it ever happens again." |
| Two of the prison employees and 46 inmates were released on Wednesday and overnight by the hostage-takers at the facility, which is the largest prison for men in the north-eastern state. | Two of the prison employees and 46 inmates were released on Wednesday and overnight by the hostage-takers at the facility, which is the largest prison for men in the north-eastern state. |
| Earlier in the day, inmates called the News Journal newspaper in Wilmington to explain their actions and make demands. | Earlier in the day, inmates called the News Journal newspaper in Wilmington to explain their actions and make demands. |
| In that call, an inmate said their reasons "for doing what we're doing" included "Donald Trump. Everything that he did. | In that call, an inmate said their reasons "for doing what we're doing" included "Donald Trump. Everything that he did. |
| "All the things that he's doing now. We know that the institution is going to change for the worse." | "All the things that he's doing now. We know that the institution is going to change for the worse." |
| He also demanded education, a better rehabilitation programme and called for inmates to be granted scrutiny of the prison budget. | He also demanded education, a better rehabilitation programme and called for inmates to be granted scrutiny of the prison budget. |
| Robert Coupe, secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, said authorities were not sure if all the inmates had been held against their will. | Robert Coupe, secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, said authorities were not sure if all the inmates had been held against their will. |
| The prison houses 2,500 inmates and C Block holds more than 100 of them. | The prison houses 2,500 inmates and C Block holds more than 100 of them. |
| In 2004, a 45-year-old inmate at the prison raped a counsellor and took her hostage for nearly seven hours, before he was shot dead by a sharpshooter. | In 2004, a 45-year-old inmate at the prison raped a counsellor and took her hostage for nearly seven hours, before he was shot dead by a sharpshooter. |