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SRI LANKAN PROTESTERS OVERTAKE THE PRESIDENT’S HOME IN COLOMBO

July 9, 2022

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees after he declared the nation as total bankrupt. Moment after the citizens surrounded the presidential palace and waived black flag along with Sri Lankan flags then proceed forcefully enter the presidents’ residency.

Colombo, Sri Lanka right now. The Presidential Palace has been stormed, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is said to have fled. Unbelievable scenes. Live reports on @IndiaToday: https://t.co/p6JV6FzCub pic.twitter.com/8zlJdBfN2P
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) July 9, 2022

Protester also burns the private home of the Prime Minister in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan uprising has just reached the "burn down the corrupt Prime Minister's house" point. pic.twitter.com/jhWU8lgBAb
— Keean Bexte (@TheRealKeean) July 9, 2022

There is no news yet on the whereabouts of President or if the presidential residence has been cleared.

Protestors in Sri Lanka are making full use of the Presidential Palace’s amenities! Take a look as they take a dip in President Rajapaksa’s pool:pic.twitter.com/fTCHlVPuIh
— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) July 9, 2022

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