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Sri Lanka Unrest Explained
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Published on July 14, 2022 - Duration: 03:34s
Sri Lanka Unrest Explained
Sri Lanka’s sovereign-debt crisis has plunged the economy into a crisis and sparked months of political turmoil and public unrest.
This month's antigovernment demonstrations took a dramatic turn on July 9 when police were unable to hold back large crowds of protesters at the official residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
On-the-ground footage obtained by Storyful shows protestors storming and occupying the residences.
Both leaders said they would resign but what comes next?
Storyful’s explainer breaks down the story into bite-size pieces.
Reporting by Stephanie Hunt.
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