Protesters react after entering the office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)
Thousands of people broke into the office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday and clashed with police.hours after he was appointed interim president in the midst of the political crisis in the country.
A protester at the office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Protesters enter the office building of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Protesters hold Sri Lankan flags as they stand atop Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ( ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Police members stand guard during a protest outside the office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ( ADNAN ABIDI/)A protester pours water on a man during a protest outside the office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ( ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Protesters outside the office of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Protesters carry an injured man outside the protest outside Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office amid the country’s economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ( ADNAN ABIDI/)Protesters at the wall of the office premises of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe amid the country’s economic crisis, during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi ( ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Protesters carry the door of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s office amid the country’s economic crisis, during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/ )Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (ADNAN ABIDI/)
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