Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s residence and office in fury at economic meltdown

[ad_1] Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo stormed the president’s official residence and his secretariat on Saturday, amid months of mounting public anger over the country’s worst economic crisis in seven decades. Some protesters, holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets, broke into the president’s residence, video footage from a local TV news channel showed. Videos posted on social media showed demonstrators moving around inside the palace and swimming in the outdoor pool.…

"Sri Lanka protesters storm president’s residence and office in fury at economic meltdown"