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Eight prisoners killed, 37 injured in Sri Lankan prison Tramped

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COLOMBO, 30 November 2020, (TON):  At least eight prisoners were killed and 37 were injured among prisoners, when a mob broke out on Sunday at a prison on the suburbs of Sri Lanka's capital.

As per the sources some prisoners tried to escape forcefully by giving an opportunity to the authorities to use force.

Police authorities confirmed that the inmates created “unrest” at the Mahara prison located about 15 kilometers north of Colombo and prison officials took steps to control the situation.

The incident comes as all of sudden in Sri Lanka's overcrowded prisons. The prisoners have staged protests in recent weeks in several prisons as the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases sparked out in the country's overcrowded jails.

Official’s sources revealed that during theincident at least 37 people were injured including two jailors, who were transferred to the nearby Ragama hospital.

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