BBCNEWS BBC News July 7, 2024
twitter. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. we begin this hour in sri lanka where protesters have stormed the president's official residence in colombo as the country's economic crisis deepens. the whereabouts of the president are unknown. police fired tear gas in an effort to disperse huge crowds gathered to demand the resignation of president rajapaksa. numerous groups have travelled from to the capital to join the demonstration, which went ahead after the authorities�* attempt to impose a curfew was abandoned. thousands of troops and police offic...
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