Thousands of protesters across Sri Lanka have taken to the streets a day after police killed one demonstrator and injured 13 others after opening fire on a crowd. Read more:
Sri Lankans have endured months of shortages of essentials such as food, cooking gas, fuel and medicine. Pic: APOne person has been killed and 10 injured after police in Sri Lanka opened fire at people protesting fuel price increases.
The island nation is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades that has seen weeks of demonstrations. Thousands of protesters continued to occupy the entrance to the president's office for an 11th day Tuesday, blaming him for the economic crisis.A candlelight vigil for those killed in the police shooting. Pic: AP
Police in the country said they shot at the protesters in Rambukkana, 55 miles northeast of the capital, Colombo. Police spokesman Nihal Talduwa said the demonstrators were blocking railway tracks and roads and had ignored police warnings to disperse. He claimed protesters also threw rocks at police.US Ambassador Julie Chung and UN Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer-Hamdy urged restraint from all sides and called on the authorities to ensure the people's right to peaceful protest.
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