Sri Lanka extends curfew, soldiers down the road after mob burns the house of leaders
On May 10, the BBC reported that Sri Lanka was still enforcing a nationwide curfew and soldiers took to the streets after protesters set fire to several houses of the Rajapaksa family. with growing anger from the economic crisis in the country since April
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The overnight violence broke out after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday, May 9. But that did not restore peace. Protesters surround the Prime Minister’s House and try to break through. which Mr. Mahinta was with many loyal people Protesters set fire to buses outside the Prime Minister’s Palace.
Mahintha had to evacuate before dawn on Tuesday, May 10 and travel by plane from Colombo to an undisclosed location. Police fired bullets into the air and tear gas to try to disperse the protesters. The death toll stood at seven and more than 190 were injured.
A vehicle of Sri Lanka’s ruling party supporters burns after set on fire during a clash with anti-government demonstrators, amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Authorities have extended a nationwide curfew until Wednesday morning, May 11, in an effort to curb the violence. Many protesters also called on President Kota Baya Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Mahinda. retire
The report states that More than 50 politicians’ homes were burned overnight. The intensity decreases at dawn. Although the protests continued amid the curfew. while in Trincomalee north east Protesters gathered in front of the city’s air base. After the news that Mahinda and his family fled from the palace in Colombo to come here.
Riot police fire tear gas in response to government supporters, May 9. REUTERS
On Monday, May 9, pro-government groups clashed violently with protesters in Colombo outside Prime Minister Mahinda’s Palace, then clashes broke out at the main protest site at Galle Face Green Park. N
Police and rioters deployed and fired tear gas and high-pressure water cannons at government supporters. which violated police barricades and used sticks and poles to beat the protesters. while protesters responded to supporters of the government. and aimed at the ruling party MPs including one protester who shot two people and killed himself. after a group of government supporters swarmed his car According to Sri Lankan police
PM Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ancestral home in Madamulluna has been set on fire. pic.twitter.com/JAN52w5Gxw
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) May 9, 2022
During the night, protesters across the country set fire to houses. of the Rajapaksa family, ministers and MPs, including one house that was controversial over the Rajapaksa family’s conversion into a museum. in the Rajapaksa ancestral village in Hambantota south of sri lanka
Photos on social media showed several homes set on fire as people cheered. The area near the Presidential Palace was also set on fire. A municipal councilor dies in hospital after his home was attacked.
Protesters set fire to the home of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government minister Sanat Nisantha, who recently resigned, May 9. REUTERS/Stringer NO ARCHIVES NO RESALES
Elsewhere in Colombo tension is still high A group of men holding wood and metal blocks the road to and from the airport. and did not see police and security forces stationed in the airport area. which normally see
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