Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled his home as protesters surrounded his residence on Saturday, reported news agency AFP, citing a defence source.
Live update from Colombo Fort. pic.twitter.com/SVmhGVWJ4R
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) July 9, 2022
Sri Lanka-based Daily Mirror reported that protestors have entered the residence of the President.
Protesters have entered the President’s House. pic.twitter.com/nh79jDmZx3
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) July 9, 2022
“Thousands of protestors have reached the main entrance of the President’s House in Fort after putting down layers of barricades and the police were seen withdrawing from the area. Shots were heard being fired in the air and continuous rounds of tear gas is being fired,” it said in a report.
