A 37-year-old inmate armed with a handmade weapon took five staff members hostage at Arles prison in southern France on Friday, local police and prison officials reported.
The incident began around 11:15 a.m local time when the prisoner, serving a sentence for armed rape, held four nurses and one prison guard captive in the infirmary.
Authorities say the hostage-taker suffers from “significant psychiatric disturbances” and does not fit the profile of a terrorist. His primary demand is to be transferred to another prison, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Elite police forces, including the RAID unit, have been deployed to the scene, while Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed via X (formerly Twitter) that all available resources have been mobilized to resolve the crisis.
“We are closely monitoring the situation in real-time,” Darmanin stated.
The standoff remains ongoing but officials describe the situation as “calm.” The inmate, whose sentence runs until 2031, continues to negotiate with authorities.
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