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One inmate killed, six wounded in Sri Lanka prison riot, says police

Source: The Hindu
Category: Technology
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: August 01, 2026 at 15:46

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The violence at the Mahara Prison outside Colombo came about a month after clashes at another overcrowded jail killed 10 guards and 21 inmates in Sri Lanka’s worst prison riot in years

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