Tense standoff over prison hostages

Albanian convict Alket Rizaj, right, poses with six hostages, including prison officers and prisoners, at Malandrino prison, in central Greece. Source: AP

GREEK authorities say police are lobbing chemicals inside a central prison, trying to smoke out a convicted murderer who is holding five hostages.

Alket Rizaj, an Albanian who has escaped from prison twice already, has been locked in tense negotiations with police for nearly 18 hours. Authorities say he is demanding a getaway car.

Officials in Greece's justice ministry also said Sunday that Rizaj is holding five hostages at the central Malandrino prison, with another having either escaped or been released. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

They also said Rizaj claims to have explosives, guns and a grenade.

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Pregnant prison officer's rape charge

Tyshinia Love Brewster, 39, of Poughkeepsie (New York State Police Mug Shot) Source: Supplied

A NEW York prison guard pregnant with an inmate's child has been charged with rape - the second case this month.

Authorities say the female correctional officer had sex with the inmate at a Hudson Valley maximum-security state prison.

Tyshinia Love Brewster, 39, was arrested at her home in Poughkeepsie yesterday.

She is six months pregnant.

Officials say Brewster had worked at the Downstate Correctional facility for the past seven years.

They allege the two would meet when she was assigned to the cell block where the inmate was detained. The pair had had a relationship since 2010.

The inmate has since been transferred.

Brewster is also facing a professional misconduct charge.

This is the second case of a prison guard becoming pregnant to an inmate in New York.

A few weeks ago a federal prison guard was accused of having sex with one of New York's most notorious police killers.

Nancy Gonzalez, 29, was on night shift at the Metropolitan Detention Center when she engaged in sex acts with Ronell Wilson, authorities allege. She became pregnant a few months into the affair.

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