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Sri Lanka prisoners riot leaving 3 dead, 23 injured in chaos
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Authorities suspect narcotics dealers and gang rivalries are behind prison violence at several facilities in Sri Lanka. Police and riot squads have been deployed after three inmates were killed and nearly two dozen others were injured in separate prison riots across Sri Lanka.
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