{"id":49687,"date":"2022-07-13T14:53:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.bwiza.com\/2022\/07\/13\/sri-lanka-crisis-protesters-enter-pm-office-as-president-flees\/"},"modified":"2022-07-13T14:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:53:44","slug":"sri-lanka-crisis-protesters-enter-pm-office-as-president-flees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwiza.com\/?p=49687","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka crisis: Protesters enter PM office as president flees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anger against PM and acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe grows after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives.<\/p>\n<p>At least 30 protesters have been injured during demonstrations at the prime minister\u2019s office, according to the Sri Lankan news agency NewsWire.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters, who have been on the receiving end of tear gas and water cannon used by police and security forces throughout the day, had earlier breached the compound.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of protesters in Colombo stormed the prime minister\u2019s office compound and took over a national television and radio facility.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters also continue to occupy the official residences of the president and the prime minister after both buildings were stormed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka is facing a severe shortage of fuel and other essential supplies and is seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anger against PM and acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe grows after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives. 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