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A large number of protesters in Sri Lanka forced their way into the Presidential Palace (Source: Ada Derana)
Overseas Network, July 9th According to Sri Lanka media "Ada Derana" reported, on the 9th local time, Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, A large number of protesters broke into the presidential palace, causing chaos. The police drove and sprayed tear gas to disperse the protesting crowd.
Police sprayed tear gas (Source: Ada Derana)
Photos from the scene showed that Sri Lankan protesters climbed over the railings of the presidential palace gate and tried to break into the palace. The outside of the door was filled with demonstrators demonstrating. Sri Lankan police drove and sprayed tear gas on the crowd. On the evening of the 8th, thousands of protesters ignored the curfew policy and poured into Colombo by train to participate in demonstrations and protests. Thousands more security guards were added to the presidential palace that day. On the 9th, Sri Lanka lifted the curfew.
"Lianhe Zaobao" reported on the 6th that Sri Lankan Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said that "the country has gone bankrupt" and that the economic crisis will last until at least the end of 2023. Sri Lanka currently has a foreign debt of US$51 billion, and has applied for assistance from the International Monetary Fund. (Overseas Network Wang Xiaoyu)
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