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    Sri Lankan demonstrators enter president's residence amid economic crisis protests

    Thousands of people demonstrated in the capital against the island nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory and demanded President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign.
    by The Associated Press Jul 09, 2022 2 minutes

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan protesters demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residence and nearby office on Saturday, local television reports said, as thousands of people demonstrated in the capital against the island nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory.

    It was not clear if Rajapaksa was inside the

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