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Prisoner uprising ends as guards are rescued in Ohio
In Columbus Ohio police and National Guardsmen crushed an inmate rebellion at the Ohio Penitentiary freeing nine hostages after a 30 hour standoff. Five inmates were killed and 10 wounded as two dynamite blasts shattered walls and a roof allowing a tactical assault. The warden said the inmates overplayed their hand and lost.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Maury C. Koblentz
Koblentz
Columbus
Marion Koleski
Franklin County
Koleski