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there s outrage in sri lanka, following the death of a man killed when police fired live bullets at protesters. 14 others were injured. police in the central town of rambukkana say they used minimum force to disperse protesters. sri lanka faces its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years. there have been days of protests over increases in the price of fuel and medicine, after the government ran out of dollars to finance vital imports. the country has requested emergency financial help from the international monetary fund. 0ur correspondent in colombo archana shukla told us more about the protests. you know, there s shortages because the government had been unable to import essentials like food, fuel and medicines. there are shortages on the ground and that is intensifying by the day. because of shortages, prices are being hiked. just yesterday, state run oil companies hiked prices for auto diesel by over 60%. and this is not the first time that prices have gone up. in the las

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