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Prison Officers demand action on safety following guard attacks
A court artist sketch of Hashem Abedi in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London
THE Prison Officers’ Association (POA) called today for better safety measures following an attack on guards by Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi.
Mr Abedi threw hot cooking oil over three prison guards at HMP Frankland on Saturday and used home-made weapons to stab them.
He has since been transferred to Belmarsh high-security jail, it is understood.
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