- A two-day riot at Negombo prison left 26 dead — seven prison officials and 19 inmates.
- Families were stunned and grieving (one woman learned her cousin died from a WhatsApp photo); among the dead was a sergeant and father of young children.
- Officials say a leak about attempted drug smuggling sparked the violence, with severe overcrowding (about 2,400 inmates in a facility for 650) making tensions worse.
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