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Mass protests in Sri Lanka, the president flees, citizens teach at his residence and bathe in the pool

2022-07-09 12:57:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Mass protests in Sri Lanka, the president flees, citizens teach at his residence
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left his official residence in Colombo today minutes before thousands of protesters attacked him, in one of the country's biggest anti-government protests in months.

Several protesters, carrying Sri Lankan flags and wearing helmets, stormed the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, according to images broadcast by local television station NewFirst.

As the private television network Sirasa TV reports, a crowd of protesters attacked the presidential palace, which until now was strictly guarded.

A Defense source said Rajapaksa remains Sri Lanka's president and has been moved to a safe location, where he is protected by the military.

Earlier, thousands of people had flocked to the Colombo district where government buildings are located, chanting slogans against the president and breaking through several police barricades until they reached his residence.

Police fired into the air but were unable to stop the crowd, which surrounded the presidential palace, an eyewitness said.

Sri Lanka is suffering from the worst economic crisis in its history.

The country is facing a severe foreign exchange shortage, which does not allow it to import sufficient quantities of food, fuel, medicine and other necessary goods.

The island of 22 million inhabitants, near India, has been living for months with the rhythms of daily power outages, endless queues at gas stations, food rationing, record inflation that has reached 70%.

The peaceful protests of several weeks have centered on the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whom many citizens, even as his former supporters, accuse of mismanagement.

After the protests erupted, all members of the Rajapaksa family who participated in the government resigned, with the exception of the country's president.


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