Twenty-five people have been killed and about 100 injured as security officials struggled to contain two days of clashes between rival groups of inmates at a prison in Sri Lanka, authorities say, marking the deadliest such violence in years.

At least 23 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in Sri Lanka's deadliest prison riot in over five years.

Officials in Sri Lanka say deadly clashes have broken inside a prison on the outskirt of the capital Colombo.

Tragic violence has erupted at Sri Lanka's Negombo prison, claiming 19 lives and injuring 72. The unrest, fueled by a clash between rival inmate groups over alleged drug…

The death toll from violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka's western coastal town of Negombo has risen to 19, including four guards, and more than 100 people have been injured,…