### [2026-07-6](/feed/2026/07/6/index.md)

##### Crime in Sri Lanka
# Riots between inmates from rival drug gangs at a prison in Negombo, Sri Lanka, kill 25 people, including four officers, and injure more than 100 others. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/25-dead-100-injured-in-clashes-at-sri-lanka-prison-11733178)

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