Sri Lanka: Inside the prime minister’s office stormed by protesterson July 13, 2022 at 10:14 am

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The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan is with the protesters who flooded into the PM’s office in Colombo.

The BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan is inside the prime minister’s office in Sri Lanka, currently occupied by protesters.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country – while the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed acting president, according to the parliament’s speaker.

You can follow this developing story here.

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