Sri Lanka's president to resign after being chased from home

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Hundreds of thousands of people massed in the capital Colombo through the morning to demand the government take responsibility for mismanaging the nation's finances, and for months of crippling food and fuel shortages.

Protesters gather inside the premises of Sri Lankan presidents official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image: Amitha Thennakoon Protesters gather inside the premises of Sri Lankan presidents official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Image: Amitha Thennakoon Updated 16 minutes ago

Others were seen laughing and lounging in the stately bedrooms of the residence, with one pulling out what he claimed was a pair of Rajapaksa’s underwear. Soon after they stormed the presidential palace, Rajapaksa’s nearby seafront office also fell into the hands of protesters. Security forces attempted to disperse the huge crowds that had mobbed Colombo’s administrative district earlier in the day, with dozens injured in the resulting clashes.

Police had withdrawn a curfew issued on Friday after opposition parties, rights activists and the bar association threatened to sue the police chief.

 

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Coming to Dublin Cork and Limerick soon..maybe Leo ect will need all those gardai after all.

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