SAS: Peterhead Prison

October 1987: SAS were called in to Peterhead Prison in Scotland.
The Prisoners had taken control of the prison.
No guns were allowed to be used.
The SAS team was armed with long batons.
The SAS pumped smoke and tear gas into the building.
An SAS assault team entered the building through a hole in the ceiling.
At the hole the team used a flash-bang to subdue prisoner.
A prison guard was being held by the prisoners.
The team resqued the officer.



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