Sri Lankan officers attempt to quell a prison riot in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo. Photo: SuppliedInfoFurther 100 injured in clashes ⁠between ​two ⁠groups ‌of ​inmatesReutersJuly 06, 2026Twenty-five people ⁠were killed and about 100 ⁠injured in clashes ​between two groups of inmates at a ⁠prison in Sri Lanka on Monday.The clashes began on Sunday ​between ⁠convicted prisoners ‌and those under detention ​in Negombo, about 35 km north of the capital of Colombo, two police sources and one hospital source told ⁠Reuters.The cause for the fighting was not immediately known.Police sources said that areas within the prison were still being cleared, with officials working to account for the dead and the ​injured."[The] Military has been ‌requested to provide ⁠support to the police ​but at the moment ​they ‌are on standby," army spokesman Brig Waruna ⁠Gamage said.Footage from Derana TV ⁠showed a heavy police deployment outside the gate of the prison as a police bus moved the injured inmates, some ​of them sprawled on its floor, left the premises.Developing ...Updated: July 06, 2026, 9:50 AM