Five people were killed and more than 189 injured from a wave of political violence on Monday, between Sri Lankan government supporters and the anti-government demonstrators demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
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A bus set alight is pictured near Sri Lanka's outgoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo May 9, 2022. - Dozens of buses used by Rajapaksa loyalists to travel to Colombo earlier in the day were torched or damaged across the country. -- Photo: Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP
2022-05-09 21:59:22
Five people were killed and more than 189 injured from a wave of political violence on Monday, between Sri Lankan government supporters and the anti-government demonstrators demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation.
The latest two deaths were in the southern town of Weeraketiya, where a ruling-party politician opened fire on anti-government protesters, killing two and wounding five, officers said.
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