Long Lartin: Prison Staff 'Attacked With Pool Balls' At High-Security Jail In Worcestershire

Ministry of Justice confirms 'ongoing' incident in Worcestershire jail.
The entrance to Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire.
The entrance to Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire.
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Riot-trained police have been sent to calm a disturbance at a high-security prison amid reports inmates have attacked staff with pool balls.

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the “incident” as prisoners have reportedly taken over an entire wing of HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire.

The BBC’s Home Affairs Correspondent said he understood about 10 “tornado teams” of riot officers had been sent to the prison.

Tornado teams en route to Long Lartin where up to 80 prisoners have taken over E wing after attacking staff with pool balls

— Danny Shaw (@DannyShawBBC) October 11, 2017

The Prison Service said on Thursday morning the situation had been “successfully resolved”.

Long Lartin is a category A men’s prison, which means it hosts the most dangerous types of criminal such as those convicted of murder, rape or terrorism offences. Inmates have included Abu Qatada, the notorious Islamist preacher.

Ministry of Justice confirms it is currently 'managing an ongoing incident' at Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire.

— Simon Jones (@SimonJonesNews) October 11, 2017

It’s been confirmed there is an ongoing incident at HMP Long Lartin, Worcestershire. Earlier reports suggested prisoners had become violent pic.twitter.com/IjlgbD2vgt

— BBC H and W (@bbchw) October 11, 2017

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said: “We are currently managing an ongoing incident at HMP Long Lartin.

“We are absolutely clear that offenders who behave in this way will be punished and face spending extra time behind bars.”

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