Full Sutton prison officers injured in jail attack
Two prison officers have been taken hostage and attacked by three inmates at a maximum-security jail near York.
The incident on Sunday at Full Sutton prison in East Yorkshire lasted four hours, the Prison Service said.
A male prison officer suffered a broken cheekbone in the attack and his female colleague suffered minor injuries. Both have been discharged from hospital.
The North East Counter Terrorism Unit, which is investigating, said two of the suspects were aged 25 and the other 26.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said it was aware of the "hostage incident", although the Prison Service has not described the situation in those terms.
The union said it was sending a national representative to the jail to determine exactly what happened.
Steve Gillan, the POA general secretary, said: "Until the full facts of the incident are known, we do not wish to comment further for fear of compromising any police investigation.
"We can confirm that officers sustained injuries and, had it not been for the professionalism of prison officers dealing with this violent incident, the outcome could have been worse."
The Prison Service spokeswoman said the incident started at 16:25 BST and ended at 20:40 "after staff intervened".
She would not confirm reports one of the prison officers was held hostage and stabbed, or give details of the identities of the inmates involved.
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