Protesters Storm Sri Lankan President’s Colombo Residence Over Economic Crisis

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the government’s resignation stormed his official residence on Saturday.

Rajapaksa was moved to a safer area, an official within his office told news agency dpa, while AFP cited a top defense source as saying “the president was escorted to safety.”

During the latest protests at Rajapaksa’s residence, a regular fixture in recent weeks, troops fired in the air, trying to prevent the angry crowds from overrunning the palace, but eventually the protesters managed to break through.

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