Sri Lankans use facilities in president's palace after it was stormed

Soldiers were deployed around the city but troops simply watched from afar as crowds of people splashed in the pool of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s sprawling residence

Protesters and ordinary people at the Presidential Palace in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign on Wednesday after fleeing his official residence shortly before demonstrators stormed it. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe earlier said he'd go too as protesters breached both his private and official homes. Once the resignations are official, the parliamentary speaker will become interim president. The unrest complicates bailout talks with the IMF, which said technical-level discussions continue. Photographer: Jonathan Wijayaratne / Bloomberg
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Jul 11, 2022
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