More than 100 people wounded after violence broke out at a prison in Negombo on Sunday and continued on Monday.
Two ex-Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombingsFormer officials will appeal sentences handed down for neglecting intelligence warnings before the deadly attacks.
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