Thousands of protesters storm president's residence, torch PM's house
Thousands of protesters storm president's residence, torch PM's house
Mood inside compound festive, as crowd sets aside long-running frustrations of food and fuel shortages
Protesters break into his private residence in Colombo
Police fire teargas and water cannons to control crowd
Earlier today, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had summoned an urgent cabinet meeting
A group of his own parliamentarians have addressed a letter to him urging him to step down
Ranil Wickremesinghe is holding the Prime Minister's office illegally, he says
Protestors stormed president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence on Saturday
Sources say that the president has been escorted to safety
The stay-home order was withdrawn after police chief was threatened