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Sri Lanka president declares a state of emergency amid economic crisis

A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister fired by the police to disperse university students protesting to demand the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (AFP) — A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister fired by the police to disperse university students protesting to demand the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (AFP)

1 min read . Updated: 06 May 2022, 10:35 PM IST AFP

The president invoked the laws to ‘ensure public order’, as per a spokesperson

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Friday declared a state of emergency giving security forces sweeping powers for the second time in five weeks to deal with escalating anti-government protests.

A spokesman for the president said he invoked the tough laws to "ensure public order" after trade unions staged a nationwide strike Friday demanding his resignation over a worsening economic crisis.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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