Three corrections officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison were stabbed by inmates in a "premeditated" attack Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. A total of five officers were injured at the prison in western Virginia during the attack, according to the department. The officers were transported for medical care outside the facility. Three officers have been discharged, the Virginia DOC said. Two officers are in stable condition. The DOC alleged that five of the six perpetrators are "confirmed MS-13 gang members from El Salvador, who were in this country illegally," according to a press release provided to ABC News.

Authorities say members of the MS-13 gang stabbed corrections officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison Friday morning. According to a report from the Virginia Department of Corrections, five officers were transported to a nearby hospital for outside medical treatment from the 9:45 a.m. attack at the prison, which is located in Big Stone Gap, in Southwest Virginia. Three officers, including two who suffered minor injuries while responding to the attack, have been discharged. Two officers have been admitted to the hospital and are in stable condition.

A group of MS-13 gangbangers — who are in the country illegally — allegedly stabbed three correctional officers in a Friday morning attack inside a Virginia prison, authorities said. The heinous melee broke out at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap around 9:45 a.m. when six inmates — five of whom are members of the notorious El Salvadoran gang — launched the premeditated attack, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. “Five of the individuals responsible for this senseless attack should never have been in the country in the first place,” VADOC Director Chad Dotson said in a statement.“Every single day, our officers put their lives on the line to ensure public safety for the more than 8.8 million people across the Commonwealth. This attack is an example of the dangers they face when they show up to work every day. Our officers are heroes’ and I commend the team at Wallens Ridge for their swift response.”