Emergency in Sri Lanka after president flees

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 14, 2022 12:14 am

(UPDATED) COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Wednesday as thousands of people mobbed the prime minister's office after the president flew to the Maldives following months of widespread protests over a crushing economic crisis.

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