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Protesters set fire to Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s home after storming president’s living quarters

Telegraph, 10 Jul 2022
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after his home was set on fire.

Protesters also stormed the official residence of the country's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, over the country’s worsening economic crisis reached breaking point.

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