SWAT teams rescued six correctional officers after a riot broke out at a South Carolina prison early Thursday.

South Carolina prison riot: SWAT teams save 6 officers

By News on the Net -- FoxNews——Bio and Archives--June 15, 2017

#Breaking Reported riot at Trenton Correctional Institution in Edgefield County https://t.co/LdZvw65OOs pic.twitter.com/hWVTuWOMBo
— News 12 NBC 26 (@WRDW_WAGT) June 15, 2017

The disturbance at the Trenton Correctional Institution in Edgefield County injured two of the six corrections officers rescued, WRDW reported. The injuries were not life-threatening. The riot broke out after officers tried to take a cellphone from an inmate who fought back. A few other inmates got involved and the situation started to escalate. -- More...

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