HOLD THE LINE Anti-government demonstrators take part in a protest and wave flags near Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. AFP PHOTO
HOLD THE LINE Anti-government demonstrators take part in a protest and wave flags near Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office in Colombo on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. AFP PHOTO

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have been ordered to go on the offensive and use live ammunition to stop rioting, a top official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday after another night of sporadic arson attacks.

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