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Six Tamil Nadu Fishermen Released From Sri Lankan Prison
Six fishermen who had set out for fishing on January 12 were arrested by the Lankan Coast Guard allegedly for crossing the maritime border and their vessel was impounded.
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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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Sri Lanka Frees 267 Prisoners After Row Over Releasing Teen Killer From Jail
More than 250 Sri Lankan convicts aged over 65 have been given amnesty just days after the president sparked outrage by pardoning the well-connected killer of a Swedish teen, officials said Thursday.
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Gunmen Kill 7 In Sri Lanka Prison Bus Shooting
Gunmen opened fire on a prison bus in Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two warders on their way to court in what was believed to be a gangland dispute, officials said.
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Sri Lanka prison riot toll rises to 27: minister
Sri Lankan troops found 11 bodies of convicts Saturday raising the death toll in an overnight prison riot in the capital to 27, prisons minister said.
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Nine killed in Sri Lanka prison riot
At least nine people were killed and another 26 wounded at Sri Lanka's main prison on Friday after inmates overpowered guards and fought gun battles with elite police commandos, officials said.
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Riot at Sri Lanka prison, inmates set records on fire
Inmates and guards clashed at a Sri Lankan prison Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people before soldiers restored control after five hours, officials said. Reporters outside heard gunshots from within the compound in Colombo, and police fired tear gas before order was restored. Prisoners also set fire to the records room.
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Violence in Lanka prison after drug raid, 51 injured
At least 51 people, including 44 policemen and four prison officials, were injured when a drug raid at Sri Lanka's main jail in the capital sparked violence, officials and doctors said.Around 200 policemen stormed the prison on Sunday morning as part of nation-wide operation to crackdown on illegal activities inside prisons, including drug abuse.Co...
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Six Tamil Nadu Fishermen Released From Sri Lankan Prison
Six fishermen who had set out for fishing on January 12 were arrested by the Lankan Coast Guard allegedly for crossing the maritime border and their vessel was impounded.
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8 Dead, 55 Injured In Sri Lankan Prison Riot Over Surge In Covid Cases
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said.
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Sri Lanka Frees 267 Prisoners After Row Over Releasing Teen Killer From Jail
More than 250 Sri Lankan convicts aged over 65 have been given amnesty just days after the president sparked outrage by pardoning the well-connected killer of a Swedish teen, officials said Thursday.
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Gunmen Kill 7 In Sri Lanka Prison Bus Shooting
Gunmen opened fire on a prison bus in Colombo on Monday, killing five prisoners and two warders on their way to court in what was believed to be a gangland dispute, officials said.
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Sri Lanka prison riot toll rises to 27: minister
Sri Lankan troops found 11 bodies of convicts Saturday raising the death toll in an overnight prison riot in the capital to 27, prisons minister said.
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Nine killed in Sri Lanka prison riot
At least nine people were killed and another 26 wounded at Sri Lanka's main prison on Friday after inmates overpowered guards and fought gun battles with elite police commandos, officials said.
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Riot at Sri Lanka prison, inmates set records on fire
Inmates and guards clashed at a Sri Lankan prison Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people before soldiers restored control after five hours, officials said. Reporters outside heard gunshots from within the compound in Colombo, and police fired tear gas before order was restored. Prisoners also set fire to the records room.
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Violence in Lanka prison after drug raid, 51 injured
At least 51 people, including 44 policemen and four prison officials, were injured when a drug raid at Sri Lanka's main jail in the capital sparked violence, officials and doctors said.Around 200 policemen stormed the prison on Sunday morning as part of nation-wide operation to crackdown on illegal activities inside prisons, including drug abuse.Co...
