Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded

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A deadly riot in a Sri Lankan prison has killed 26 people, including seven guards, with over 100 wounded in violent clashes between two drug gangs. Many victims suffered from cuts and gunshot injuries.

Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs Clashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in years, officials said. Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries were rushed to Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo after overnight fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs, police said on Monday. Continue reading...