P206 CEEFAX 206  Mon 10 Nov  21:02/27
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 A prison officer is still being held bz
 three prisoners at Peterhead top       
 security jail in north-east Scotland.  
                                        
 Three inmates, armed with knives and   
 home-made weapons, took the 25-year-old
 officer's keys and released up to 50   
 fellow inmates. They have smashed      
 fittings in their block.               
                                        
 The officer has spoken to colleagues   
 and appears to bj unharmed. He has     
 been held on the prison roof since     
 late this morning.                     
                                        
 The three rebel prisoners are thought  
 to bj convicted murderers.             
                                        
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