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twitter. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we begin this hour in sri lanka where protesters have stormed the president s official residence in colombo as the country s economic crisis deepens. the whereabouts of the president are unknown. police fired tear gas in an effort to disperse huge crowds gathered to demand the resignation of president rajapaksa. numerous groups have travelled from to the capital to join the demonstration, which went ahead after the authorities attempt to impose a curfew was abandoned. thousands of troops and police officers have been deployed. it s the latest protest to be sparked by the country s worst economic crisis in decades. sri lanka is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine. a short time ago i spoke to our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan. i began by asking him about his assessment today s events. there have been some dramatic developments over the past few hours
Bbc-newsShaun-leyPresidentProtestersResidenceSri-lankaBuilding-callingHeadlinesThe-ukAround-the-worldPeopleCrisis weapons. and a previously unknown self portrait of vincent van gogh is discovered by scottish art experts, using x rays. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. hello, and welcome to the programme. celebrations have been taking place in sri lanka, after gotabaya rajapaksa became the country s first sitting president to quit. he did so after months of angry protests over the rapidly rising cost of living, and shortages of food and fuel. the delay in handing over his letter of resignation was, it seems, to do with his flight from the maldives to singapore. from colombo, rajini vaidyanathan reports. a moment to savour, after months of struggle. now there s joy. these demonstrators had one key demand, that the man they blame for their economic woes resign. tonight, president gotabaya rajapaksa did. protesters say they are celebrating what represents a victory for people power. it s the end of the rule of the rajapaksas, after a week of turmoil on the island. just yes
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