Yury Kalnin, head of Russia's prison service, says none of the hostages was injured.
Correspondents near the prison reported hearing explosions and automatic assault rifles during the rescue operation.
About 40 inmates at the pretrial-detention center in southeast Moscow reportedly took as many as 15 people hostage earlier today -- including the prison warden and at least one staff member.
Russian news agencies report that several people at the prison received knife wounds during an initial riot by the inmates.
(Reuters, AP, Interfax)
Correspondents near the prison reported hearing explosions and automatic assault rifles during the rescue operation.
About 40 inmates at the pretrial-detention center in southeast Moscow reportedly took as many as 15 people hostage earlier today -- including the prison warden and at least one staff member.
Russian news agencies report that several people at the prison received knife wounds during an initial riot by the inmates.
(Reuters, AP, Interfax)
