DAILYCALLER (Evelyn Elliott) - Gangsters Beat And Shoot Guards In Deadly Prison Revolt, Officials Say
Inmates ended up in possession of firearms, which they fired at the guards
A two-day Negombo prison revolt in Sri Lanka left 26 dead, including seven prison guards, and resulted in 77 hospitalized — 23 prison officials and 54 inmates — with officials saying the violence was due to narcotic drugs. The riot that broke out in the prison was between two rival groups of prisoners, permanently convicted inmates and those temporarily imprisoned. It began on Sunday and started growing more violent on Monday. Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara told the Sri Lankan parliament that he believed the riot was linked to narcotic drugs and prison gang rivalries, according to the Associated Press (AP). He claimed that the riot began with those who had informed the guards about the other groups’ illegal drug…Open