{"id":358795,"date":"2026-07-06T22:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deadly-riot-breaks-out-in-sri-lanka-prison-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:00:55","slug":"deadly-riot-breaks-out-in-sri-lanka-prison-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/deadly-riot-breaks-out-in-sri-lanka-prison-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly riot breaks out in Sri Lanka prison | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vhrP1QTvMgA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Deadly riot breaks out in Sri Lanka prison | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vhrP1QTvMgA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A mass riot broke out at a high-security prison 30 kilometers north of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Authorities say fighting between inmates from two drug gangs left dozens dead and over 100 injured, including several prison guards. Sri Lanka\u2019s Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara expressed &quot;profound shock and grief,&quot; and said authorities were working to separate the rival gangs in the prison.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#dwnews #srilanka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mass riot broke out at a high-security prison 30 kilometers north of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Authorities say fighting between inmates from two drug gangs left dozens dead and over 100 injured, including several prison guards. 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