Clashes in Sri Lankan prison leave at least 25 dead and over 100 injured ^14.1%

ABC News - By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press - 7/6/2026, 8:24 AM

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Clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100, officials and a TV station reported Monday. Police said the unrest at the prison in Negombo, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital, Colombo, began on Sunday and continued on Monday. Spokesman... more