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Protesters storm homes of Sri Lankan president, prime minister

By Associated Press

July 9, 2022

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Protesters, some holding Sri Lankan flags, gather in a street leading to the presidents official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9. Sri Lankan protesters demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residence on Saturday, as thousands of people took to the streets in the capital decrying the island nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory.
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A man throws back a tear gas canister after it was fired by police to disperse protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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Protesters react after police fired tear gas to disperse them in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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A man covers his face after a tear gas shell fired by police to disperse the protesters landed near him in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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Protestors run after police used tear gas to disperse them in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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Police use water canon and tear gas to disperse the protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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Protesters gather inside the premises of Sri Lankan presidents official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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Protesters, many carrying Sri Lankan flags, gather outside the presidents office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.
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Protesters sit and walk around after storming in at the Sri Lankan president's office, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July, 9. Protesters have broken into the Sri Lankan prime minister's private residence and set it on fire, hours after he said he would resign when a new government is formed over a worsening economic crisis.
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Protesters sing and dance after storming in at the Sri Lankan president official residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9.
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Protesters storm in at the Sri Lankan president's official residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July, 9.
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Protesters sing and dance after storming in at the Sri Lankan president official residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9.
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Protesters stand on a vandalized police water canon truck and shout slogans at the entrance to president's official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9.

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