Sri Lanka boosts prison security after riot kills one

The riot began during family ing hours with prisoners climbing ​atop roofs and setting fire to a building within the prison ⁠complex, and burning documents kept inside administration offices, police sources told Reuters.

The ⁠clash was Sri Lanka's worst since 2012, with police special forces, military and navy personnel called in to control the riot, Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Sajeewa Medawatta told reporters on Sunday." The ⁠air force deployed a helicopter and drones above the prison complex during the riot.