Several prisoners who supported Islamic State were on February 3 shot dead by prison guards in Tajikistan after launching an attack wielding shanks and hand-made knives, according to a justice ministry briefing.

Five prisoners, identified as Islamic State members, were killed during an escape attempt in a Tajikistan prison. The inmates attacked guards with homemade knives, resulting in injuries to three prison employees.

A riot sparked by an escape attempt in Vahdat, Tajikistan, left five prisoners dead and three staff injured. Prisoners armed with makeshift knives attacked guards, influenced by alleged Islamic State supporters.

At least five prisoners were killed after launching an attack on guards in a Tajikistan prison. IS-affiliated inmates attempted to break out of the prison.

At least five prisoners were killed and three prison employees injured in a riot triggered by an attempted escape at a prison in Vahdat, a city in Tajikistan, two sources within the country's security agencies told Reuters on Tuesday.