were set alight, as were vehicles owned by the government, the police. and this really speaks to the anger on the streets. you talk about the prime minister resigning yesterday, yes, he did that, but not before he at his official residence in clum bow, basically inciting them to go and attack the antigovernment protesters, who, i should say have been protesting peacefully the last few months. sri lanka is facing the worst economic crisis it s faced since gaining independence from the british in 1948. there were television cameras at these events, john. his speech was televised. and then the cameras turned to the supporters with metal bars and polls, going out of the residence, attacking the antigovernment protesters before
are. sri lanka s out going prime minister had to be rescued by the military early tuesday after protesters clashed near his home. they tried to twice but failed. the prime minister resigned monday, following the country s worst economic crisis in decades. several people died after the violent crashes broke out in clum bow and the prime minister said he was quitting to form an intercommunity government. f ferdinand marcos jr. is on the way to achieving something unthinkable decades ago. he appears to be leading boy a land slide. unofficial projections have him