The Sri Lankan military had opened fire to contain rioting at a fuel station, officials said yesterday, as unprecedented waiting lines for gasoline and diesel were seen across the bankrupt country.
Troops on Saturday night fired in Visuvamadu, 365km north of Colombo, as their guard point was pelted with stones, military spokesman Nilantha Premaratne said.
“A group of 20 to 30 people pelted stones and damaged an army truck,” Premaratne said.
Police said four civilians and three soldiers were injured when the troops opened fire for the first time to quell unrest linked to the worsening economic crisis.
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations on Tuesday to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise in prices of key commod
Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations on Tuesday to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise in prices of key commodities and accompanying shortages forced tens of thousands of people to queue for hours. The Indian Ocean nation is battling a foreign exchange crisis that forced a currency devaluation and hit…