Guatemalan police free hostages in prison as attacks kill 3 officers
Police storm maximum security prison to rescue guards held hostage
- Guatemalan police stormed the Renovation maximum-security prison early on Sunday, freeing nine guards held hostage by inmates.
- The dramatic intervention, which included shots being fired, saw officers regain control of the facility located 47 miles southwest of Guatemala City.
- No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported following the police action.
- The incident was part of a larger, coordinated uprising across three prisons, where a total of three dozen guards were seized by inmates.
- Guatemala's Interior Ministry attributed the widespread unrest to a decision by prison administrators to revoke privileges from certain imprisoned gang leaders, asserting they do not negotiate with terrorists or organised crime.