Sri Lanka deploys hundreds of troops, along with elite Special Task Force commandos, to contain a riot at Mahara Prison, near Colombo. Police say the unrest follows inmates destroying multiple buildings inside the overcrowded facility. Reports describe significant damage inside the prison, including the destruction of the kitchen, the hospital, and newly built rehabilitation and vocational training facilities. An inmate is killed in the riot, and six other prisoners are wounded, according to police. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Sanjeewa Medawatte says reinforcements are deployed to restore order and send inmates back under control. By Sunday, police say the situation is under control after the disturbances that occurred on Saturday when inmates carried out the building demolitions. The sources describe the response as a security operation involving both military personnel and the Special Task Force, but do not provide further details on arrests, charges, or the cause of the riot.
Sri Lanka deploys troops to contain riot at overcrowded Mahara Prison
Sri Lanka deploys hundreds of troops, along with elite Special Task Force commandos, to contain a riot at Mahara Prison, near Colombo. Police say the unrest follows inmates destroying multiple buildin...
- Riots break out at Mahara Prison, near Colombo, at the overcrowded facility.
- Inmates destroy multiple prison buildings, including the kitchen, hospital, rehabilitation, and vocational training facilities.
- An inmate is killed and six other people are wounded, according to police.
- Police deploy hundreds of troops and Special Task Force commandos to restore order.
- Police say the situation is under control by Sunday.
The inmates at Mahara Prison had completely destroyed the kitchen, the hospital, a newly built rehabilitation building and vocational training facilities
1 hour agoInmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.
2 hours agoSri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which an inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said. Deputy police inspector-general Sanjeewa Medawatte said the situation was under control after inmates destroyed multiple buildings on Saturday inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo. “We got reinforcements from the armed forces and the Special Task Force commandos to restore order and send the inmates back...
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