Protesters on Saturday stormed the official residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, demanding his resignation amid the country’s economic crisis. 📸: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte READ:
Police use a water canon to disperse demonstrators taking part in an anti-government protest demanding the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the country's crippling economic crisis, in Colombo on July 8, 2022. AFP
"The president was escorted to safety," the source said, adding that troops fired in the air to prevent angry crowds from overrunning the President's Palace.Sri Lanka has suffered through months of food and fuel shortages, lengthy blackouts and galloping inflation after running out of foreign currency to import vital goods.
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