Demanding the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, anti-government Sri Lankan protesters on Saturday stormed the Presidents House in Colombo braving several police and military barricades and tear gas shells.Security forces fired teargas and .
angry sri lankans tried to storm the president s house late on thursday night. but they were met with water cannon. and tear gas shells. scenes quickly turned wild with multiple rounds of tear gas fired and stones pelted in retaliation. injuries on both sides, but protests continued. it is very obvious. the people are here distressed. the people who actually can do something. and just leave the country. because it is enough. translation: people are in the queue for gas, for milk powder, and for fuel. we have never been this unhappy. they chant. this is right outside president gotabaya rajapaksa s house. a crowd of about a thousand people have gathered here, protesting prolonged power cuts in the country, the economic crisis, rising prices, and demanding that the government stepped down.
were violent protests outside the president s house and i m standing at that location by now. this protest that happened on thursday night turned violence with tear gas shells, water cannons, pencilling from both sides and injuries on both sides of the party when angry citizens actually clashed with police forces. they wanted to star inside the house of the president demanding his ousting from the government. demanding his family to leave the government. 0ver government. demanding his family to leave the government. over the mismanagement of the economy. angry citizens are not happy with how the country has been moved into an unprecedented economic crisis put up just 24 hours after that violent protests, the president came out and announced a state level emergency which means that military has sweeping powers. the military take actions in the name of restoring public order. already we are