Riot in Walikada ( Photos)

[November 07, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian]


Police stand near an ambulance at a jail where 46 policemen were injured by prisoners in Colombo November 7, 2010. Forty-six policemen were injured after a drug raid at Sri Lanka's main jail sparked a violent reaction by prisoners, according to officials.

A jail official looks through a peep hole, as special task force police officers stand guard near a jail where 46 policemen were injured by prisoners, in Colombo November 7, 2010. Forty-six policemen were injured after a drug raid at Sri Lanka's main jail sparked a violent reaction by prisoners, according to officials.

An ambulance carrying injured policemen drive out of Sri Lanka's main jail in Colombo on November 7, 2010. Forty-six policemen and two prison officials were injured today when a drugs raid at Sri Lanka's main jail in the capital Colombo sparked violence, officials and doctors said. Convicts beat up police as they stormed the Welikada prison to search for hidden narcotics as part of a nationwide crackdown against illegal drugs, police said.
Members of the military prepare to enter a jail where 46 policemen were injured by prisoners in Colombo November 7, 2010. Forty-six policemen were injured after a drug raid at Sri Lanka's main jail sparked a violent reaction by prisoners, according to officials.

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