3 h. ago The prison officers who fear being beheaded by Islamic extremist terrorists: Inside Britain's violent prison segregation units

EXCLUSIVE: The unit where the attack took place, at HMP Frankland in County Durham, is only one of two in the UK and houses a small number of the most radical terrorists.

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7 h. ago Eilidh MacLeod's family in 'disbelief' that Manchester bomber able to attack prison officers

Eilidh, from the Outer Hebrides, was just 14 years old when she was murdered along with 21 others at an Ariana Grande concert in the Manchester Arena in 2017.

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9 h. ago Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ that ‘evil’ Hashem Abedi was able to attack prison officers

Inmates in high-security units banned from kitchens after prison officers attacked by Manchester Arena bomber with hot oil and blades

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10 h. ago Manchester Arena families express fury that bomb plotter had access to kitchen and hot oil used in assault on guards

The families of Manchester Arena bomb victims have told of their 'absolute disbelief' that an 'evil' terrorist killer was able to attack prison officers.

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10 h. ago Prison officers are 'traumatised and angry' after Hashem Abedi attack, boss says

Three staff at HMP Frankland have been left with life-changing injuries

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11 h. ago ‘My former colleagues were attacked at HMP Frankland – prisons are more dangerous for guards than ever’

The former officer says the prison service is ‘on its knees’ after two violent attacks in recent days

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11 h. ago El Salvador president refuses to order return of wrongly deported US man

Trump officials claim they’re not legally bound to bring Kilmar Abrego García back despite supreme court rulingThe president of El Salvador said in a meeting with Donald Trump in the White House on Monday that he would not order the return of a Maryland man who was deported in error to a Salvadorian mega-prison.“The question is preposterous,” Nayib Bukele said in the Oval Office on Monday, where he was welcomed by Trump and spoke with the president and members of his cabinet. “How can I smuggle a terrorist into the United States? I’m not going to do it.” Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Starmer ‘appalled’ by attack on prison officers and pledges urgent investigation

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said ‘it is clear something went terribly wrong’ in the management of bomb plotter Hashem Abedi.

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15 h. ago Convicted murderer John Mansfield, 63, is 'killed by another prisoner' in high

A convicted murderer has been killed by another prisoner in another jail security failure just a day after three prison officers were brutally attacked.

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16 h. ago The full horror of the prison officer's injuries inflicted by Manchester Arena bomb terrorist Hashem Abedi

The attack took place in a separation centre at HMP Frankland in County Durham, which has less than 10 prisoners and is where those considered to be the most dangerous and extremist are held

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17 h. ago EU targets Iranian prison and justice officials over arrests of its citizens

The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the it says is a politically motivated campaign by the Islamic Republic to detain its citizens

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19 h. ago Manchester Arena terrorist 'silent and grinning' as he threw hot oil at prison officers

Hashem Abedi is believed to have collected sachets of butter at HMP Frankland before melting them down and launching the hot oil over a female prison officer.

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19 h. ago Manchester Arena terrorist 'grinned' before melted butter attack on female guard

Hashem Abedi, 28, is understood to have stockpiled sachets of butter at HMP Frankland, County Durham, before melting them down and throwing the hot cooking oil over a female prison officer

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21 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb terrorist Hashem Abedi seen GRINNING moments before horrific 'hot oil' prison officer attack

Hashem Abedi is serving at least 55 years behind bars after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman plan the 2017 atrocity

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22 h. ago Manchester Arena terrorist ‘silent and grinning’ as he hurled hot oil at prison officers

Three prison officers were left badly injured after Hashem Abedi - the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber - threw boiling oil over them before lashing out with a home-made weapon

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27 h. ago Horrific injuries of prison officers attacked by Manchester Arena bomb plotter revealed as MPs demand

Prison officials need to regain control from Islamist extremists allowed to 'rule the roost' behind bars, a top Tory said on Sunday.

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30 h. ago Warning prison officers will die after Manchester bomber attack

Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi savagely attacked three prison officers at top security Frankland Prison, in County Durham, with boiling oil and makeshift weapons

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34 h. ago Hashem Abedi: Counter terror police issue update after attack on prison officers

Hashem Abedi is serving life for murdering 22 people at Manchester Arena

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36 h. ago Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terroristThe union representing prison officers has said inmates should be banned from cooking in jail, with staff fearing copycat incidents after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, is alleged to have set upon staff with hot cooking oil and improvised blades. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter attack had prison officers 'cleaning up colleagues' blood'

Sicko Hashem Abedi is alleged to have stabbed three officers at HMP Frankland as well as pouring cooking oil over them as two of the victims remain in a 'life-threatening' condition

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