BREAKING: Three arrested for attempted murder after prison guards ambushed as they left work

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after prison officers were ambushed as they left work.

A gang, armed with baseball bats, attacked two prison officers when they walked out of HMP Forest Bank in Salford. One officer was struck on the arm and the attackers tried to mow down the second with a car after crashing it through a barrier. READ MORE: Moss Side 'gangster' told man he would 'stab him up' in pub knife rampage The windows of the prison's visitors centre were smashed during the attack.

In a statement Greater Manchester Police said: "Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempt murder, attempt section 18 and