The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
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Sri Lankan authorities deployed military troops and elite commandos to suppress a violent riot at the overcrowded Mahara Prison near Colombo. The unrest resulted in one death and multiple injuries, with inmates causing significant damage to prison infrastructure.
Sri Lanka deployed hundreds of troops and elite commandos on Sunday (August 2, 2026) to contain riots at an overcrowded prison in which one inmate was killed and six others wounded, police said.
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