23:58 GMT
The director of the hospital dealing with casualties from the Welikada prison violence has told AFP that 13 people, of whom at least 11 were inmates, had died. Anil Jasinghe said that a further 32 injured were also brought to the hospital.
The BBC reported that it isn’t yet clear how many may have died inside the jail.
The army moved in when police lost control of parts of the prison after an attempted search operation.
See:
STF withdraws, SL army moves in with snipers - Welikada (09 Nov 2012)
Riots at Welikada prison after STF tries to search inmates (09 Nov 2012)
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