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| Anti-terror police investigate serious assault on prison officer in Whitemoor | Anti-terror police investigate serious assault on prison officer in Whitemoor |
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| A counter-terrorism unit is investigating an attack in the maximum security HM Prison Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire. Five prison staff were taken to hospital after the incident involving two inmates. | A counter-terrorism unit is investigating an attack in the maximum security HM Prison Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire. Five prison staff were taken to hospital after the incident involving two inmates. |
| According to some reports, the attackers shouted "Allah Akbar" and were both wearing fake suicide vests. At least one of the men is understood to be a terrorist prisoner, the BBC reports. | |
| The men’s prison can hold over 450 inmates, and houses some of the country’s highest-risk offenders. | |
| The Met Police said the counter-terrorism unit had been called in because of “certain circumstances relating to this incident,” and no arrests have been made. | |
| A prison service spokesperson said that Thursday’s incident was “quickly resolved” by its staff. They added that attacks on prison officers are not tolerated and the Her Majesty’s Prison Services will “push for the strongest possible punishment.” | |
| No further information about the nature of the officers' injuries has been released. | |
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