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A shootout between rioting prisoners and security forces at a prison in Sri Lanka's capital killed at least 27 inmates, while police said Saturday that they arrested five prisoners who had managed to escape and were searching for others.
He said that security forces had so far recovered 76 weapons taken by the prisoners and that six more weapons were still missing.
Kodippili declined to say how many inmates may have escaped, but he said search operations were under way to find others who may have fled.
