After Sri Lankan police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who attempted to storm the president's home, social media posts claimed one protester who was filmed confronting police had later died from "bad injuries". However, the lawyer representing the protester pictured in the posts told AFP on April 5, 2022 that her client was "alive and
An overnight curfew imposed in several parts of Colombo, after protests outside Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa s residence over worsening economic crisis in the country turned violent, has been lifted, local media reported on Friday.
The protest was staged over the worsening economic situation in Sri Lanka. As per a Daily Mirror report, six people have been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital after sustaining injuries following clashes between protestors and police.
Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa s office blamed an unidentified extremist group for creating the violent situation during the protest near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda, Colombo, the Colombo Page reported citing President s media division s press release.