Sri Lanka: Protestors storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence

 

Thousands of protestors have stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaska's residence in the capital of Sri Lanka.

Demonstrators from all over the country have marched to Colombo demanding his resignation after months of protests over mismanagement of the country's economic crisis.

It is not known if the president is currently at the residence.

The country is suffering rampant inflation and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine.

Thousands of anti-government protestors travelled in cars, vans and buses to the capital, with officials telling AFP that some had even "commandeered" trains to get there.

Authorities had attempted to stop the demonstration from taking place by imposing a curfew on Friday night. But protestors were undeterred, and the curfew was lifted after civil society groups and opposition parties strongly objected to it.  

Sri Lanka has run out of foreign currency reserves and is struggling to import food, fuel and medicine.

The UN on Friday urged both the authorities and the protesters to ensure Saturday's rally was peaceful.  

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