Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency after president flees country

Protesters storm Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office demanding his resignation after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid the economic crisis (Photo: AP) — Protesters storm Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office demanding his resignation after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid the economic crisis (Photo: AP)

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3 min read . Updated: 13 Jul 2022, 05:27 PM IST Philip Wen, The Wall Street Journal

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is supposed to resign, also ordered a curfew as angry protesters surrounded his office

COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) : Sri Lanka’s president fled the country and appointed the prime minister as acting leader, the speaker of parliament said, as protesters breached the prime minister’s office and the island was placed under a state of emergency.

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