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  "id": 37379,
  "title": "Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/sri-lanka-deploys-troops-after-prison-riot-37379",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T08:51:23.000Z",
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  "summary": "Inmates destroyed multiple buildings inside Mahara Prison, just outside the capital Colombo, police said.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/sri-lanka-deploys-troops-after-prison-riot",
        "published": "2026-08-02T07:49:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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