Violence and Rioting in Sri Lanka Prison

At least 31 prison guards and inmates were injured when rioting broke out on Tuesday at a Sri Lankan prison.
            
Media reports say rioting broke out on Tuesday morning when prison guards were conducting a raid inside the Colombo Welikada prison.

Welikada holds hundreds of suspected Tamil Tiger rebels. 
           
Prisoners then set fire to the kitchen and a building housing records and documents of the inmates.
            
Army soldiers and police commandos used tear gas and fired live ammunition to contain the violence.

Twenty-six inmates and 5 prison guards were injured but doctors have said none of the injuries were life-threatening.
             
Television pictures showed smoke billowing out from one of the buildings.

Other clips showed prisoners taking refuge on the rooftop. 
           
The Welikada is a maximum security prison and is the country's largest.