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| Officer hurt during inmate unrest | Officer hurt during inmate unrest |
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| A prison officer has been attacked with an iron bar at a young offenders' institution in Lancashire, it has been claimed. | A prison officer has been attacked with an iron bar at a young offenders' institution in Lancashire, it has been claimed. |
| The officer was hit with the weapon during an incident at Lancaster Farms. | |
| The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said the incident started during the strike action on Wednesday. | The Prison Officers' Association (POA) said the incident started during the strike action on Wednesday. |
| A statement from the Ministry of Justice said prisoners on two wings "continue to cause significant damage to their cells". | |
| 'Tornado Teams' | |
| Staff were in control of the situation and taking the appropriate measures to maintain the individual safety of staff and prisoners, it said. | |
| More than 500 inmates were locked in their cells when prison officers walked out during the national pay dispute. | More than 500 inmates were locked in their cells when prison officers walked out during the national pay dispute. |
| Steve Gough, national vice-chairman of the POA, said more than 120 quick reaction control and restraint officers, known as Tornado Teams, were sent in from several prisons to deal with the unrest. | |
| "Eight tornado teams - containing about 16 officers each - have been dispatched from other prisons across the region," he said. | "Eight tornado teams - containing about 16 officers each - have been dispatched from other prisons across the region," he said. |
| "We're not classing this as a riot - inmates have been causing damage to individual cells since Wednesday and more inmates in other wings have started vandalising their cells too. | "We're not classing this as a riot - inmates have been causing damage to individual cells since Wednesday and more inmates in other wings have started vandalising their cells too. |
| "We expect the repair costs to run into thousands of pounds." | "We expect the repair costs to run into thousands of pounds." |
| A number of juveniles have been moved out of Lancaster Farms following the trouble. | A number of juveniles have been moved out of Lancaster Farms following the trouble. |