![]() “The longer it takes will worsen the ongoing unrest,” Dullas Alahapperuma posted on Twitter. 17:05 GMT Presidential hopeful calls for immediate resolutionĪ senior member of the governing Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party (SLPP) has called for an immediate resolution to the current crisis brewing in Colombo by proceeding to elect a new president and prime minister. It was such a thick wall of smoke that everyone in every single direction had to navigate through,” she said. ![]() “People are sitting around either throwing up, trying to desperately to catch their breath, or trying to recover from the tear gas. 17:34 GMT Rights groups tell security personnel to use caution amid use of tear gas: AJ correspondentĪl Jazeera’s correspondent Minelle Fernandez, speaking from Colombo, has said rights groups are asking police and armed forces to be conscious in their actions against protestors in light of their legal orders, and the power vacuum in the country – as security forces tear gassed and baton-charged demonstrators near the Sri Lankan parliament complex. Demonstrators attend a protest outside the office of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka Men and women breached military defences and entered the premier’s office after police and troops failed to hold back crowds despite firing tear gas and water cannon. Thousands of anti-government protesters have stormed into Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office, hours after he was named as acting president. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Sri Lanka president flees country amid political, economic crisis list 2 of 4 Sri Lanka crisis: ‘Don’t bring Rajapaksa cartel back into gov’t’ list 3 of 4 Sri Lanka president’s brother stopped from flying out amid crisis list 4 of 4 Photos: Inside Sri Lanka President’s House occupied by protesters end of list PHOTOS: Sri Lanka protesters storm PM’s office as president flees
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