Published July 21, 2021 at 15.01
Domestic. Two prison guards have been taken hostage at Hällbyanstalten outside Eskilstuna. According to information to SVT Nyheter Sörmland, the prisoners require a helicopter. According to Aftonbladet, they also demand 20 kebab pizzas for the inmates in their ward.
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According to the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, these are two inmates who have barricaded themselves in a guard room.
As hostages, they have taken two prison guards, a man and a woman who are substitutes at the institution. <./p>
They are said to want to require a helicopter. They also promise to release a hostage if all 20 inmates in their ward receive kebab pizza, according to Aftonbladet.
The perpetrators are armed with razor blades attached to toothbrushes, according to information to Aftonbladet.
According to information to Expressen, the two perpetrators have been convicted of murder.
– Right now we are working to get a clearer picture of the situation. The inmates have been convicted of serious crime, but at present we cannot say what they have been convicted of. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service's negotiators, task force and police are in place and the situation is frozen, says acting security chief Jörgen From Nordin to SVT.
He calls it all “a very serious incident”.
It The big effort at Hällbyanstalten has been going on since 12:20. Several police patrols with different specialist competence are on the scene and cooperate with the Swedish Prison and Probation Service and the Rescue Service.
A preliminary investigation regarding kidnapping has been initiated.
Hällby is a closed institution with 98 places in the highest security class.