Sri Lankan protestors are on the move, and things are getting ugly.
A report on July 9 indicates that rioters were able to breach their president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office.
Gotabaya was forced to flee the compound as the rioters overran both his security and his building.
Thousands of people had surrounded the leader’s home to demand his resignation.
The cause of their outrage is the country’s unprecedented economic crisis.
Protestors calling for resignation of Sri Lanka's president storm presidential palace in Colombopic.twitter.com/oMQmvNC5B5
— Rezaul Hasan Laskar (@Rezhasan) July 9, 2022
Security quickly realized that they weren’t going to be able to hold the massive mob back for long and did what they could as the leader of their nation escaped.
Apparently, the guards fired guns into the air to keep rioters at bay until the VIP was able to be escorted to safety out the back.
Once inside, the rioters made themselves quite at home.
Protesters enjoying Sri Lanka’s absconding President’s swimming pool! No dictator should remain in illusion that the power is for ever, and when the end comes, it is always violent and nasty. pic.twitter.com/T3ePbkA0gM
— Ashok Swain (@ashoswai) July 9, 2022
Protestors inside President's House #SriLanka #SriLankaProtests pic.twitter.com/c1waEZ5zMM
— Jamila Husain (@Jamz5251) July 9, 2022
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