Sri Lanka economic crisis: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm residence
India Today
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo on Saturday.
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo on Saturday moments before thousands of protesters broke through police barricades and stormed the compound.
Meanwhile, prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called an urgent meeting with his cabinet ministers after the president fled his residence.
Colombo, Sri Lanka right now. The Presidential Palace has been stormed, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is said to have fled. Unbelievable scenes. Live reports on @IndiaToday: https://t.co/p6JV6FzCub pic.twitter.com/8zlJdBfN2P
Local TV NewsFirst showed video footage from the protest where people can be seen holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets.
A top defence source told AFP that the president was escorted to a safe location.
