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

A 37-year-old inmate armed with a handmade weapon took five staff members hostage at Arles prison in southern France on ...

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

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