Thirteen injured in prison clash

Thirteen people were injured following clashes between inmates and guards at Welikada prison yesterday.

Clashes erupted as Special Task Force (STF) commandos carried out a search inside the prison for drugs and smuggled mobile phones, sources said. Colombo National Hospital director Anil Jasinghe said 13 people, including eight STF officers, were brought in with gunshot wounds following the prison clashes.