00:00Deadly clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital with officials saying on Monday that
00:07the death toll had surpassed two dozen.
00:10Unrests broke out at the prison in Negombo, about 35 kilometers north of Colombo, on Sunday night and continued into
00:17Monday morning, according to local media and police.
00:22Local television station Hiroo reported that at least 25 people have been killed in the clashes and more than 100
00:29others were injured, with victims including both inmates and prison guards.
00:34Police spokesperson Chandana Hiroth confirmed that there was a clash inside the prison and that people had been killed but
00:41did not give any further details.
00:43The reason for the clash remains unknown, but authorities said an investigation has been launched to get to the bottom
00:50of it.
00:51Sri Lankan prisons are highly congested, with more than 39,000 inmates crammed into facilities originally constructed to accommodate a
00:59total capacity of just 10,000.
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