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Colombo, Nov 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) At least eight inmates died and nearly 50 other people - including two guards - were injured during a riot in a Colombo prison during a prisoners' protest to request security measures after the coronavirus outbreaks in prisons.FOOTAGE OF OUTSIDE THE PRISON.

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