Four prison inmates attached to Mahara prison were killed and twenty five inmates had been injured and hospitalized as a result of the gun shots fired by prison officials to control the tense situation occurred among inmates on Sunday (29) evening .
The injured inmates were admitted to Ragama Teaching hospital for treatment.
The incident had occurred when a group of prison inmates at Mahara prison had attempted to escape from prison by breaking the main door of the prison .
A fire occurred inside the prison after the gun shooting and fire brigade also arrived at the scene .
Department of police had deployed police teams and special task force personal to control the situation it has been reported .
Meanwhile a group of relatives of some prison inmates arrived at the prison premises to check on whether their relatives also affected due to the incident .
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