Sri Lankan troops can now shoot at will in the wake of deadly riots

Sri Lankan troops can now shoot at will in the wake of deadly riots –

As Sri Lanka battles its worst economic crisis in history, thousands of protesters defied an island-wide curfew until 7am on Tuesday to continue protesting. Yesterday’s violent riots left seven people dead and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The violence on Monday that led to Mahinda Rajapaksa’s resignation had happened in spite of the state of emergency. Mahinda Rajapaksa spoke to hundreds of gathered supporters on Monday after initial, unconfirmed reports that he was considering stepping down. After his remarks, […]

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