Where is Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa?

NEW DELHI: The whereabouts of embattled Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa are unknown hours after he allegedly fled from his official residence ahead of Saturday's protests during which thousands of irate anti-government protesters stormed the premises in Colombo.

Rajapaksa, who was facing calls for resignation since March, was using the President's House as his residence and office since protesters came to occupy the entrance to his office early April.

According to sources, the President had been moved out of his residence on Friday, in anticipation of Saturday's protests. His whereabouts was unknown as protesters have now occupied both his office and official residence.
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At least 30 people, including two policemen, were injured in clashes between security personnel and protesters – some of them holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets - who had gathered in large numbers in the Fort area, demanding President Rajapaksa's resignation.

Protesters who climbed the walls of the President's House are now occupying it.
Video footage from inside the building showed hundreds of protesters packing into rooms and corridors, while hundreds also milled around the grounds outside.

Some video clips showed scores of people taking a dip in the presidential palace pool.
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(With inputs from agencies)