ALBAWABA - The president of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters surround residence. This is according to a defence source
#BREAKING Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters surround residence: defence source pic.twitter.com/wbMTmAcwtJ
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A planned rally, one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year, turned violent as thousands of demonstrators surged into the presidential compound of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa according to the Daily Mail.