Andenne - Guards taken hostage; failed attempt to escape prison

ANDENNE - In the early morning, a prisoner tried to escape. He took two guards hostage threatening them with a self-made bomb. The prisoner got till the front of the prison, but there police officers managed to arrest him. The incident caused further unrest in the prison.

Just as their collegeas from Huy where the day before two other prisoners escaped, the guards from their side decided to go on "minimum service", which means no showers, no walks, no visits, no activities for all the prisoners.

19/07/2011