Sri Lanka, April 23 -- All inmates of the Matara Prison are currently being transferred to nearby prisons, according to the Prisons Department Spokesman.

Following the unrest that occurred at Matara Prison last night (22), steps have been taken this morning (23) to transfer these inmates.

The disturbance reportedly began at around 8.00 p.m. last night when prison authorities attempted to transfer two inmates from Matara Prison to Angunakolapelessa Prison. In response, a group of inmates from one of the wards began to protest and exhibited unruly behavior.

In response, a group of inmates in the high-security cells attacked prison officers with stones. Accordingly, prison officials were compelled to fire warning shots into the air in an ...