in-cyprus7 Aug 2026

Three dead, 23 injured, in Sri Lanka prison riots as overcrowding strains jails

Three prisoners were killed and at least 23 others injured in two prison riots in Sri Lanka, a senior official said on Friday, as unrest continued across the island nation’s overcrowded prison system.

One prisoner was killed and 10 injured in a riot that began late on Thursday at Colombo’s New Magazine Prison. A second riot at Kuruwita prison, about 80 km (50 miles) from the capital, left two prisoners dead and 14 injured, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament....

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