Sri Lanka prisoners killed in riot over coronavirus conditions
by Associated Press in Colombo from World news | The Guardian on (#5B0YC)
Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in country's overcrowded prisons
Six inmates were killed and 35 others injured when guards opened fire to control a riot over coronavirus conditions at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials have said.
Two guards were critically injured.
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