🚨 Caught on camera: Inmates at the Pallansena Prison Camp appear attempting to breach a prison wall during the unrest reported earlier today.
Police later said the tense situation was brought under control after officers used tear gas.
More footage from Pallansena Prison in Negombo, where police earlier used tear gas to bring a tense situation under control amid a protest by inmates. pic.twitter.com/LiJEwZ4IDQ
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