The Welikada prison riot was a prison riot that occurred on 9 November 2012 at Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka. The riot broke out during a search for illegal arms. The riot left 27 people dead and 40 injured.[1] The government has appointed a committee to investigate the riot. Welikada Prison, which has around 4,000 prisoners, has witnessed a number of violent riots in its history.[2] This prison riot was the worst in Sri Lanka's history since the 1983 riot, also at Welikada Prison, which left 53 prisoners dead.[3]
^ abcJayakody, Pradeep (21 November 2012). "Welikada Prison Riot". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
^"Sri Lanka's Welikada prison clash leaves 27 dead". BBC News. 10 November 2012.
^"Welikada Prison riot leaves 26 dead, 43 injured". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
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