The prisoner, a convicted rapist, had taken four nurses and one prison guard hostage, using a handmade shank, and held them ...

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A prison inmate surrendered Friday afternoon after taking five staff hostage in the southern French city of Arles for several hours, authorities said.

An inmate took five staff hostage at a prison in southern French city Arles on Friday, police and prison service sources told AFP.